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work of Udayanacarya. 1t was sub-commented by about half a 
dozen Bengali writers. 
(iv) The Bauddha-dhikkara-didhiti, a commentary on Udaya- 
nacarya’s Atma-tativa-viveka, sub-commented by Gadadhara. 
(v) The Nyaya-lilavati-prakasa-didhiti, or °vistarika, a sub- 
commentary on Vallabhacarya’s Vaisesika work, with a running 
criticism of Varddhamana’s commentary thereon. It was com- 
mented upon by half a dozen Bengali writers, Ramakrsna, 
Mathuranatha, Jagadisa, Gunananda, Rudra and others. 
(vi) The Khandana-khanda-khadya-didhiti, a commentary on 
Stiharsa’s critique. 
aghunatha is given the title Tarkika-curamant in Hall’s 
Index wrongly. In the MSS., he is given the title Tarkika-siro- 
mani or simply Siromani. The title Bhattacarya Siromant is 
used in one of the oldest commentaries of the Mani-didhiti, 
the Bhavanandi of Bhavananda Siddhanta-vagisa.' 
Unfortunately nothing authentic is known either of Raghu- 
nitha personally or of his ancestors. In the final colophon ofa 
Raghunatha must be much older than Sak 24 0 
602 a.., in which year a MS. of Krisnadasa Sarvvabhauma s 
‘ub-commentary on his Anumana-didhiti was copied. He 
must be considerably older than Mathuranatha Tarkavagisa 
rintticarya, who sub-commented on his Mas ea" ~ 
Mvati-prakasa- ite ‘» his commentary the Um 
Darn. “prakasa didhiti and who in his oe a Hes Wy Didhily 
anuyayinah.* How much older Raghunatha was there 1s ne 
ans at present of knowing. His te may be tentatively 
Placed in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. oe 
From Raghunatha started a Navya Nyaya schoo Z 
Was, as noticed above, mentioned as early as Mathuranatha s 
— d (also 
e ‘The Bhavanandi, Sans. Coll. Cat., II. p. 173; Ao: rire : 
ittra, Notices, IT. p.. 186; Naveeieh) agitad * 
ll 
> R. Mittra, Notices, ILI. p. 28, No, 1052, the final col 
tfa ee ~~ ° fo Sr eT 
ophon :— 
aa 
’ 
SATE II 
The Jaina Khandana-hhadya of Yasovijaya Gani, fol. 437 
3 (quoted 
by Dr. Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, J.A.S.B. 1910, p- 466) *— 
aq : 4 
* The cinta-mani-rahasya, Bib. Ind. ed. I, 2. 277. 
