Akalanka

Acharya Shri 108
Akalanka
Ji Maharaj
Akalanka
Image of Acharya Akalanka
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born 720 CE
Died 780CE

Akalanka (also known as Akalank Deva and Bhatta Akalanka) was a famous Jain logician whose Sanskrit-language works are seen as landmarks in Indian logic.[1][2] He lived from 720-780 A.D. and belonged to the Digambara sect of Jainism.[1][3] His work Astasati, a commentary on Aptamimamsa of Acharya Samantabhadra deals mainly with jaina logic. He was a contemporary of Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. He is the author of Tattvārtharājavārtika, a commentary on major Jain text Tattvartha Sutra. He greatly contributed to the development of the philosophy of Anekantavada and is therefore called the "Master of Jain logic".[4][5]

Biography

The great eighth-century logician Akalanka was aware of the contents of the Angas, although it cannot be said whether they represent an idea rather than a reality for him, and he also seems to have been the first Digambara to have introduced as a valid form of scriptural classification the division into kalika and utkalika texts which was also employed by the Svetambaras.[6]

Works

The following Sanskrit-language works are attributed to Akalanka. Some of these are:[7][8]

  • Laghiyastraya
  • Pramānasangraha
  • Nyāyaviniscaya-vivarana
  • Siddhiviniscaya-vivarana
  • Astasati
  • Tattvārtharājavārtika

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Akalaṅka; Goyal, Devendra Kumar (2005-01-01). The Enlightened Vision of the Self. p. 1,2. ISBN 9788170272441.
  2. ↑ Ganga Ram Garg (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept. p. 288. ISBN 978-81-7022-375-7.
  3. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 9.
  4. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 110.
  5. ↑ Singh & Mishra 2007, pp. 9–13.
  6. ↑ Dundas 2002, p. 80.
  7. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 32.
  8. ↑ Sures Chandra Banerji (1989). A Companion to Sanskrit Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-208-0063-2.

References

  • Singh, N.K.; Mishra, A.P. (2007), Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy, 7, Global Vision Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-8220-113-2
  • Singh, Nagendra Kr; Baruah, Bibhuti (2003), Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Pali Literature, Global Vision Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-87746-67-6
  • Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
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