Prabhācandra
Acharya Prabhācandra | |
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| Born | 11th century CE |
| Died | 11th century CE |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
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Prabhācandra (c. 11th century CE) was a Digambara monk,grammarian,biographer, philosopher and author of several philosophical books on Jainism.
Life
Prabhachandra was a Digambara monk who flourished in 11th century CE.[1][2][3] He denied the possibility of any genuine intensity of action, whether good or bad, on the part of women.[1]
According to him, Kumarapala converted to Jainism and started worshipping Ajitanatha after conquering Ajmer.[4]
Works
- Nyāyakumudacandra : A commentary on Akalanka's work Laghīyastraya.[3][2]
- Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa : A commentary on Manikyanandi's work Pariksamukha.[3][2]
- Tattvārtha-vṛtti-pada-vivaraṇa : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Sarvārtha-siddhi.[5]
- Śabdāmbhoja-bhāskara-vṛtti : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Jainendra-Vyākaraṇa.[5]
- Pravacanasāra-saroja-bhāskara : A commentary on Āchārya Kundakunda’s Pravachanasara.[5] It was translated in Hindi by Muni Pranamyasagar [6]
- Śākatāyana-nyāsa.[5]
- Prabhavaka Charita (IAST: Prabhavakacarita): Biographies of Jain monks[7]
Notes
- ^ a b Dundas 2002, p. 57.
- ^ a b c Soni 2013, p. 1.
- ^ a b c Dixit 2013, p. 102.
- ^ Cort 1998, p. 97.
- ^ a b c d Soni 2013, p. 7.
- ^ Mitra, A., Sheshadri, K. G., & Jash, A. (2014). Duli Chand Jain. Jain Journal, 2013(2014).
- ^ Jayant P. Thaker 1970, p. 19.
References
- Cort, John E., ed. (1998), Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History, SUNY Press, ISBN 0-7914-3785-X
- Soni, Jayandra (2013), "Prabhācandra's Status In The History Of Jaina Philosophy" (PDF), International Journal of Jaina Studies, 9 (8): 1–13, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016, retrieved 16 November 2013
- Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
- Dixit, K. K. (2013) [1971], Jaina Ontology, Ahmedabad: L. D. Institute of Indology
- Jayant P. Thaker, ed. (1970). Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha. Oriental Institute. OCLC 20655908.
Further reading
- Prabhācandra. Nyāyakumudacandra, ed. M. K. Jain, Bombay, 1941.
- Prabhācandra. Prabhāvakacarita, ed. Jinavijaya, Ahmedabad/Calcutta, 1940.
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