Yes, Yaśovijaya is terrifically important and not at all adequately studied. For what it’s worth, some brief and tentative remarks on his treatment of Yogācāra Buddhism may be found here.
https://academia.edu/resource/work/10346557 Matthew Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 10:54, Marie-Hélène Gorisse <[[email protected]](mailto:On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 10:54, Marie-Hélène Gorisse <<a href=)> wrote: > Dear James, > > Thanks for your question! Indeed, most of the scholarship in Jain philosophy > is focused on authors up to the 11th c. > > Next to Malliṣeṇa, the only notable exceptions are: > > . Yaśovijaya ([1624-1686]), whose work has received some attention (though > not enough yet). See for example: > > John Cort “In defense of icons in three languages. The iconophilic writings > of Yasovijaya” > > Jonardon Ganeri “Worlds in conflict. The cosmopolitan vision of Yasovijaya > Gani” > > K. K. Jain “Kāśī, Yaśovijaya and Jaina Institutes.” > > Jeffery Long “Yaśovijaya’s view on yoga” > > Yajneshwar Shastri “Adhyātmopaniṣadprakaraṇa of Yaśovijaya: A Study” in > Traverses on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion > > . Guṇaratna (15th), notably his Tarkarahasyadīpikā > > Lucas Den Boer “Cārvāka arguments against the existence of the soul” > > Padmanabh Jaini, chapter 5 of Gender and salvation > > . Vimaladāsa's Saptabhaṅgītaraṅgiṇī, 17th c. > > S.C. Jain’s English translation > > . Authors from the adhyātma movements. Here, I advise to start with: > > Jérôme Petit’s “Absolute and conventional points of view in Jainism: a > historical perspective”, that gives a clear development of the niścaya and > vyavahāra naya in Banārasidās (1586-1643), Dyānatrāy (1676-1726), Paṇḍit > Ṭoḍaramal (1720-1767) and Paṇḍit Daulatrām (1798-1866) up to Rājacandra. > > Now, most of the authors from the adhyātma movements are treated in > scholarship more focused on the development of the different Jain lineages, > rather than on the philosophical aspects of their works. > > In general, you also have wonderful scholarship in Jain studies on the > development of the different lineages, on literary studies and on polemical > texts of these periods. Each tackle some philosophical themes but again, this > is not the primary focus. I am happy to give references on these if there is > an interest! > > Still, strictly philosophical treatises are yet to be investigated. > > Let me take the opportunity of this email to say that much is still to be > done also on earlier Jain authors. And there, new exciting scholarship is > developed today, especially on Pūjyapāda, Akalaṅka, Haribhadra, Amṛtacandra > and Hemacandra, so stay tuned! > > The very best, > > Marie-Hélène > > -- > Marie-Hélène Gorisse > > Dharmanath Assistant Professor in Jain Studies > Department of Theology and Religion > University of Birmingham > https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/tr/gorisse-marie-helene > > Le ven. 16 août 2024 à 09:03, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> a écrit : > >> Hi James, >> >> The 13th c, Syādvādamañjarī of MalliSeNa, of which there are translations by >> Dhruva and by Thomas, immediately comes to mind. Jonardon Ganeri’s The Lost >> Age of Reason has some discussion of early modern Jain philosophers as well. >> >> best, >> Matthew >> >> Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS >> >> On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 07:14, James Hegarty via INDOLOGY >> <[[email protected]](mailto:On+Fri,+Aug+16,+2024+at+07:14,+James+Hegarty+via+INDOLOGY+%3C%3Ca+href=)> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> I am looking for secondary sources that explore Jain philosophy from >>> 1000-1500 CE. >>> >>> Can anyone advise me? >>> >>> I have a wealth of material for the first millennium, and there looks to be >>> a fair amount (in Jain Studies terms) for early modern and modern periods, >>> but I have scant references (at the moment Dixit's Jain Ontology has some >>> material) for the very period I am interested in! >>> >>> WIth Thanks and Best Wishes, >>> >>> James Hegarty >>> Cardiff University >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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