List of works by Jayatirtha

The number of extant works ascribed to Jayatirtha are 21 in numbers, 18 of which are commentaries on the works of the 13th century Hindu philosopher and theologian, Madhvacharya. He also crafted three 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.

Commentaries on the works of Madhvacharya

Name Description References
Tattva-saṁkhyāna-ṭīkā Commentary on Tattvasaṁkhyā
Tattva-viveka-ṭīkā Commentary on Tattvaviveka
Tattvoddyota-ṭīkā Commentary on Tattvoddyota
Viṣṇu-tattva-nirṇaya-ṭīkā Commentary on Viṣṇutattvanirṇaya
Māyāvāda-khaṇḍana-ṭīkā Commentary on Māyāvādakhaṇḍana
Prapañca-mithyātvānumāna-khaṇḍana-ṭīkā Commentary on Prapañcamithyātvānumānakhaṇḍana
Upādhi-khaṇḍana-ṭīkā Commentary on Upādhikhaṇḍana
Pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-ṭīkā Commentary on Pramāṇalakṣaṇa
Kathā-lakṣaṇa-vivaraṇa Commentary on Kathālakṣaṇa
Karma-nirṇaya-ṭīkā Commentary on Karmanirṇaya
Tattva-prakāśikā Commentary on Brahma Sūtra Bhāṣya
Nyāya Sudhā Commentary on Anu Vyākhyāna
Nyāya-vivaraṇa-ṭīkā Commentary on Nyāyavivaraṇa
Ṣaṭpraśna Upaniṣadbhāṣya Ṭīkā Commentary on Ṣaṭpraśna Upaniṣadbhāṣya
Īśa Upaniṣadbhāṣya Ṭīkā Commentary on Īśa Upaniṣadbhāṣya
Ṛg-bhāṣya Ṭīkā Commentary on Ṛgbhāṣya
Gītā-bhāṣya Prameya-dīpikā Commentary on Bhagavad Gītā bhāṣya
Gītā Tātparya Nyāyadipikā Commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā Tātparya Nirṇaya

Independent works

Name Description References
Vādāvalī Refutation of the Advaita concept of the illusoriness of the world.
Pramāṇapaddhatī Work on the epistemological aspects (Pramana) of Dvaita.
Padyamālā A small treatise dealing with the aspects of worship mentioned in Madhvacharya's Tantrasārasamgraha.

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 Sharma 2000, p. 258.

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