Siddhasena
Acharya Shri Siddhasena Divakara Suri Maharaj | |
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Personal | |
Born | 5th century CE |
Died | 5th century CE |
Religion | Jainism |
Sect | Śvetāmbara |
Notable work(s) | Nyāyāvatāra
Kalyanmandir Vardhman Shakrastav |
Religious career | |
Initiation | by Acharya Vruddhavadisuri |
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Siddhasēna Divākara (
Life
Siddhasena Divakara is said to have lived in fourth or fifth century CE and is said to have flourished in the Gupta Empire.[6][7][8] He was a Brahmin by birth and a scholar.[7] He was initiated by Acharya Vruddhavadisuri.[9] His name at birth was Kumudchandra.[10] He was a proud Brahmin. However, when he lost a debate to Acharya Vruddhavadisuri, he accepted initiation into the Jain sangha.[11] He came to be known as Acharya Siddhasensuri or Acharya Siddhasena Divakarasuri after he was given the position of an acharya. He is one of the most revered Acharyas of the Śvetāmbara sect.
According to the tradition, Siddhasena Divakarasuri once planned to translate all the Jaina works from
He is said to have spent the rest of his life in the vicinity of Bharuch in Gujarat.[18]
Thought
Siddhasena's main contribution in the Sanmatitarka is his analysis of the Jain theory of Anekantavada. [19] According to Jeffery Long, Siddhasena divides the seven classical Jain nayas (standpoints, viewpoints) into two categories: "those which affirm the substantiality of existence (dravyāstikanayas)[20] 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.[20]
Works
He was the author of Sammati-tarka-prakarana and is said to have written the Nyāyāvatāra, Sanmati sutra and Kalyan Mandir stotra.[9][21]
He also authored the well-known Sanskrit scripture Samyaktva-Rahasya-Prakaranam. [22] Among his other works, Shikshopnishad,[23] Stavopnishad,[24] Vadopnishad,[25] Sammatyakhya-Prakaranam [26] are popular ones.
He is also credited with authoring the Vardhaman Shakrastav Stotra. This is a hymn recited during ritualistic bathing (Shakrastav Abhishek) of Tirthankara idols in the Śvetāmbara Murtipujak sect. [27]
He is also said to have written the Sakal Tirth Stotra, a hymn which describes and pays homage to all Jain pilgrimage sites. Śvetāmbara Murtipujak Jains always recite this hymn during Pratikramana. [28]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Long 2009, p. 132.
- ^ Jaina, Hīrālāla (2004). Contributions of Jaina Religion to Indian Culture. Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre.
- ^ Isibhāsiyāiṃ suttāiṃ: R̥ṣibhaṣita sūtra (in Hindi). Prākr̥ta Bhāratī Akādemī. 1988.
- ^ Qvarnström, Olle; Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini, page 154.
- ^ Dundas 2002, p. 131.
- ^ Mehta, Balwant Sinha; Mehta, Jodh Sinha (1966). Chittorgarh: The Cradle of Chivalry & Culture. Rajasthan Itihas Parishad.
- ^ a b Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 64.
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- ^ a b Natubhai Shah 2004, p. 49.
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- ^ Barodia, U. D. (1909). History and Literature of Jainism. Jain Graduates' Association.
- ^ Orsini & Schofield 1981, pp. 64–65.
- ^ Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 65.
- ^ Teerth Darshan. Shree Jain Prarthana Mandir Trust (Regd.). 2002.
- ^ Puratan. Department of Archaeology and Museums, Madhya Pradesh. 1989.
- ^ von Glasenapp 1999, pp. 126–127.
- ^ "Siddhasen Diwakarsuri - Jain Stories". jainknowledge.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Gujarat. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. 2007.
- ^ Prakash ‘Babloo’, Ravi (10 September 2021). Comparative Religions and Philosophies. K.K. Publications.
- ^ a b Illustrated Shri Bhagavati Sutra (Vyakhya Prajnapti) (in Hindi). Padma Prakāśana. 2005.
- ^ Balcerowicz & Mejor 2004, p. 313.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-81-7835-723-2.
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