The number of extant works ascribed to Jayatirtha are 22 in number with one non-extant work associated with him, 18 of which are commentaries on the works of the 13th century Hindu philosopher and theologian, Madhvacharya. He also crafted few but significant independent treatises dealing with the epistemology of Dvaita philosophy and refutation of the ontological aspects of Advaita. His precise and lucid style of writing earned him the distinction of Tikacharya or commentator par-excellence. His works were heavily commented upon by subsequent Dvaita philosophers like Vyasatirtha, Vijayendra Tirtha, Vadiraja Tirtha, Raghuttama Tirtha, Raghavendra Tirtha and Satyanatha Tirtha. [1]

Commentaries on the works of Madhvacharya

Name Description References
Tattvasaṁkhyānaṭikā Commentary on Tattvasaṁkhyā [2]
Tattvavivekaṭikā Commentary on Tattvaviveka [3]
Tattvoddyotaṭikā Commentary on Tattvoddyota [3]
Viṣṇutattvanirṇayaṭikā Commentary on Viṣṇutattvanirṇaya [4]
Māyāvādakhaṇḍanaṭikā Commentary on Māyāvādakhaṇḍana [5]
Prapañcamithyātvānumānakhaṇḍanaṭikā Commentary on Prapañcamithyātvānumānakhaṇḍana [5]
Upādhikhaṅḍanaṭikā Commentary on Upādhikhaṅḍana [5]
Pramāṇalakṣaṇaṭikā Commentary on Pramāṇalakṣaṇa [6]
Kathālakṣaṇavivarana Commentary on Kathālakṣaṇa [7]
Karmanirṇayaṭikā Commentary on Karmanirṇaya [7]
Tattvaprakāśikā Commentary on Brahma Sutra Bhāṣya [8]
Nyāya Sudhā Commentary on Anu Vyakyana [9]
Nyāyavivaranaṭikā Commentary on Nyāyavivarana [10]
Ṣaṭpraṣna Upaniṣadbhāṣya Ṭikā Commentary on Ṣaṭpraṣna Upaniṣadbhāṣya [10]
Īśa Upaniṣadbhāṣya Ṭikā Commentary on Īśa Upaniṣadbhāṣya [11]
Ṛgbhāṣya Ṭikā Commentary on Ṛgbhāṣya [12]
Gītābhāṣya Prameyadīpikā Commentary on Bhagavad Gītā bhaṣya [13]
Gītā Tātparya Nyāyadipikā Commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā Tātparya Nirnaya [14]

Independent works

Name Description References
Vādāvalī Refutation of the Advaita concept of the illusoriness of the world. [15]
Pramāṇapaddhatī Work on the epistemological aspects (Pramana) of Dvaita. [16]
Padyamālā A small treatise dealing with the aspects of worship mentioned in Madhvacharya's Tantrasārasamgraha. [16]
Śatāparādhastotra A small hymn for the cleansing of sins. [16]
Adhyātma Tarangiṇī A non-extant work summarizing the tenets of Dvaita. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Dasgupta 1922, p. 60-61.
  2. ↑ Venkatachar 1964.
  3. 1 2 Potter 1995, p. 1545.
  4. ↑ Pandurangi 1992.
  5. 1 2 3 Sharma 2000, p. 250.
  6. ↑ Sharma 2000, p. 251.
  7. 1 2 Potter 1995, p. 1486.
  8. ↑ Potter 1995, p. 1471.
  9. ↑ Sharma 2000, p. 252.
  10. 1 2 Sharma 2000, p. 254.
  11. ↑ Potter 1995, p. 1481.
  12. ↑ Sharma 2000, p. 255.
  13. ↑ Potter 1995, p. 1513.
  14. ↑ Sharma 2000, p. 257.
  15. ↑ Rao 1943.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Sharma 2000, p. 258.

Bibliography

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  • Sheridan, Daniel P (1995). Great Thinkers of the Eastern World. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0062700858.
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  • Pandurangi, K.T (1992). "Visnutattvanirnaya with Jayatirtha's commentary" (in Kannada). Digital Library of India. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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