Akalanka

Acharya Shri 108 Akalanka Ji Maharaj

Akalanka

Image of Acharya Akalanka
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born 720 CE
Died 780CE

Akalanka (also Akalank Deva and Bhatta Akalank) was a famous Jain logician whose works are seen as landmarks in Indian logic.[1] He lived from 720-780 A.D. and belonged to the Digambara sect of Jainism.[1][2] 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".[3][4]

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.[5]

Works

Various works are attributed to Akalanka. Some of these are:[6]

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. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 9.
  3. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 110.
  4. ↑ Singh & Mishra 2007, pp. 9–13.
  5. ↑ Dundas 2002, p. 80.
  6. ↑ Singh & Baruah 2003, p. 32.

References

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