About This File
Editor: Vijay K. Jain
Main Author: Ācārya Samantabhadra
Other Author: Vijay K. Jain
Divine Blessings: Ācārya Viśuddhasāgara Muni
Publisher: Dehradun : Vikalp Printers, October 2020
Subjects: Jainism – Doctrines – Early works to 1800
Jaina Philosophy – Early works to 1800
Description: L + 222 p. ; 23 cm x 16 cm
ISBN: 9788193272671
Format: Book; Hard-bound
Language Note: Sanskrit and Hindi
About the Book: ‘Stutividyā’ by Ācārya Samantabhadra (circa second century CE) is the adoration of the twenty-four Tīrthańkara, the Most Worshipful Supreme Beings. In his earlier masterpiece work ‘Svayambhūstotra’, Ācārya Samantabhadra had expressed his devotion to the twenty-four Tīrthańkara in a highly analytical manner, establishing the supremacy and inviolability of their Doctrine. ‘Stutividyā’, however, is the epitome of poetic dexterity; in its 116 verses, Ācārya Samantabhadra has used the most amazing figures-of-speech – alańkāra – that make the composition highly ornate, inviting and, at places, extremely difficult to comprehend. Such adroitness is possible only in the Sanskrit language; perhaps that is the reason some consider Sanskrit as the most scientific language in the world.
Edited by Vijay K Jain
Minor change in book size.
