History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2024 History
The author of Tattvartharajavarttika was:
AMadhava
BVidyananda Akalanka ✓ Correct
CHaribhadra
DMahabodhi Viradhara
Correct answer: (B) Vidyananda Akalanka — The answer is Vidyananda Akalanka.
Explanation
★The answer is Vidyananda Akalanka.
★Vidyananda Akalanka, also known as Akalanka Deva, was the author of the Tattvartharajavarttika.
★He was a Jain logician whose Sanskrit works are milestones in Indian logic.
★He lived from about 720 to 780 and belonged to the Digambara sect of Jainism.
★He contributed greatly to the philosophy of Anekantavada.
★He is therefore called the master of Jain logic.
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