Siddhasēna Divākara (Jain Prakrit: सिद्धसेन दिवाकर) was a jain monk in the fifth century CE who wrote works on Jain philosophy and epistemology.[1] He was like the illuminator of the Jain order and therefore came to be known as Divākara, "Sun". He is credited with the authorship of many books, most of which are not available. Sanmatitarka (‘The Logic of the True Doctrine’) is the first major Jain work on logic written in Sanskrit.[2][3]
Siddhasena Divakara is said to have lived in fourth or fifth century CE.[4] He was a Brahmin by birth and a scholar.[4] He was initiated by Acharya Vruddhavadi.[5] According to the tradition, Siddhasena Divakara once planned to translate all the Jaina works from prakrit to Sanskrit.[6] He was asked by his master to visit all the Jain temples as a punishment. He thus visited the Jain temples for twelve years.[7] He then came upon a Linga temple in Ujjain. He slept at the temple with his feet towards the Linga, which is a symbol of Shiva. King Vikramaditya had him beaten for the sin on request of the devotees. However, with miraculous powers, Siddhasena Divakara made that the King's wife receive the beating instead of him, looking at his miraculous powers he was then set free. King Vikramaditya requested Siddhasena ji not to sleep in front of the Linga and should start worshipping him, Siddhasenaji replied to the king's request stating that the Linga would not be able to handle his devotion and bhakti, thus he then started to praise the lord by residing his composition "The Kalyan Mandir Stotra" as he reached the 11th verse, the sky rumbled, the temple bells started ringing and the Linga opened thus emerging the idol of Avanti Parshwanath ji from within. It is believed that the idol of Avanti Parshvanath ji was created and worshipped by Maha Kaal himself. [8]
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Siddhasena's main contribution in the Sanmatitarka is his analysis of the Jain theory of Anekantavada. According to Jeffery Long, Siddhasena divides the seven classical Jain nayas (standpoints, viewpoints) into two categories: "those which affirm the substantiality of existence (dravyāstikanayas) and those which affirm the impermanent, changing aspects of existence (paryāyāstikanayas)."[1] This view sees the best account of reality as one which includes permanence and impermanence, identity and difference in a complex set of contradictory relations. Siddhasena also argued that the number of possible nayas or viewpoints of reality is potentially limitless.[1] He then goes on to correlate each of the nayas with the positions of Indian philosophical schools, showing how each view is not only partial but also one sided.[citation needed]
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He was the author of Sammati-tarka-prakarana and is said to have written the Nyāyāvatāra, Sanmati sutra and Kalyan Mandir stotra.[5][9]
siddhasena, siddhasēna, divākara, jain, prakrit, धस, कर, jain, monk, fifth, century, wrote, works, jain, philosophy, epistemology, like, illuminator, jain, order, therefore, came, known, divākara, credited, with, authorship, many, books, most, which, available. Siddhasena Divakara Jain Prakrit स द धस न द व कर was a jain monk in the fifth century CE who wrote works on Jain philosophy and epistemology 1 He was like the illuminator of the Jain order and therefore came to be known as Divakara Sun He is credited with the authorship of many books most of which are not available Sanmatitarka The Logic of the True Doctrine is the first major Jain work on logic written in Sanskrit 2 3 Acharya ShriSiddhasenaDivakara Ji MaharajPersonalBorn5th century CEDied5th century CEReligionJainismNotable work s Nyayavatara Kalyanmandir Vardhman Shakrastav Contents 1 Life 2 Thought 3 Works 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 SourcesLife editSiddhasena Divakara is said to have lived in fourth or fifth century CE 4 He was a Brahmin by birth and a scholar 4 He was initiated by Acharya Vruddhavadi 5 According to the tradition Siddhasena Divakara once planned to translate all the Jaina works from prakrit to Sanskrit 6 He was asked by his master to visit all the Jain temples as a punishment He thus visited the Jain temples for twelve years 7 He then came upon a Linga temple in Ujjain He slept at the temple with his feet towards the Linga which is a symbol of Shiva King Vikramaditya had him beaten for the sin on request of the devotees However with miraculous powers Siddhasena Divakara made that the King s wife receive the beating instead of him looking at his miraculous powers he was then set free King Vikramaditya requested Siddhasena ji not to sleep in front of the Linga and should start worshipping him Siddhasenaji replied to the king s request stating that the Linga would not be able to handle his devotion and bhakti thus he then started to praise the lord by residing his composition The Kalyan Mandir Stotra as he reached the 11th verse the sky rumbled the temple bells started ringing and the Linga opened thus emerging the idol of Avanti Parshwanath ji from within It is believed that the idol of Avanti Parshvanath ji was created and worshipped by Maha Kaal himself 8 Thought editSiddhasena s main contribution in the Sanmatitarka is his analysis of the Jain theory of Anekantavada According to Jeffery Long Siddhasena divides the seven classical Jain nayas standpoints viewpoints into two categories those which affirm the substantiality of existence dravyastikanayas and those which affirm the impermanent changing aspects of existence paryayastikanayas 1 This view sees the best account of reality as one which includes permanence and impermanence identity and difference in a complex set of contradictory relations Siddhasena also argued that the number of possible nayas or viewpoints of reality is potentially limitless 1 He then goes on to correlate each of the nayas with the positions of Indian philosophical schools showing how each view is not only partial but also one sided citation needed Works editHe was the author of Sammati tarka prakarana and is said to have written the Nyayavatara Sanmati sutra and Kalyan Mandir stotra 5 9 References editCitations edit a b c Long 2009 p 132 Qvarnstrom Olle Jainism and Early Buddhism Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S Jaini page 154 Dundas 2002 p 131 a b Orsini amp Schofield 1981 p 64 a b Natubhai Shah 2004 p 49 Orsini amp Schofield 1981 pp 64 65 Orsini amp Schofield 1981 p 65 von Glasenapp 1999 pp 126 127 Balcerowicz amp Mejor 2004 p 313 Sources edit Balcerowicz Piotr Mejor Marek eds 2004 2002 Essays in Indian Philosophy Religion and Literature First Indian ed Delhi Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 9788120819788 Dundas Paul 2002 1992 The Jains Second ed London and New York Routledge ISBN 0 415 26605 X Long Jeffery D 2009 Jainism An Introduction I B Tauris ISBN 978 1 84511 625 5 Orsini Francesca Schofield Katherine Butler eds 1981 Tellings and Texts Music Literature and Performance in North India Open Book Publishers ISBN 978 1 78374 105 2 Shri Abhidhan Rajendra Kosh Vol 5 written by Acharya Rajendrasuri 1827 1906 Shah Natubhai 2004 First published in 1998 Jainism The World of Conquerors vol I Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 81 208 1938 1 von Glasenapp Helmuth 1999 Jainism An Indian Religion of Salvation Der Jainismus Eine Indische Erlosungsreligion Shridhar B Shrotri trans Delhi Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 81 208 1376 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siddhasena amp oldid 1159782856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
