276 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Sept., 1916. 
time. Their destructive criticisms of the views of the Maithili 
school evoked opprobrious remarks from Yasovijaya Gani, the 
Jaina writer on Nyaya!. Mahadeva Puntamkara in his Vyay: 
Kaustubhacalls them the modern, Didhiti-kar-anuyayino Navyah. 
This school comprised all the notable writers on logic at Nava- 
dvipa, and powerfully moulded subsequent studies in Navya 
Nyaya. 
4. KANADA TARKAVAGISA BHATTACARYA. 
He wrote* :— 
(i) The Mani-vyakhya, a commentary on Gangesa’s Talto- 
cinta-mani, of which only MSS. on the Anumana-khanda had 
been yet found, with fragments thereof, e.g., on Avayava (the 
) 
(ii) The Bhasa-ratnam, on the seven categories of the 
(iii) The Apa-sabda-khandanam, another Vaisesika work. 
Nothing authentic is known of this writer. According to 
tradition Raghunatha and he were co-pupils of Vasudeva 
Sarvvabhauma’, According to the tradition therefore his 
time would fall in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. 
In the introductory verse of the Bhasa-ratnam, San 
salutes one Ciramani. [s he the Tarkika-ciramani Jayadeva! 
5. RAMAKRSNA BHATTACARYA CAKRAVABTIL 
He wrote*: — 
(i) The Guna-Siromani--prakasa, a sub-commentary the 
Guna-prakasa-didhiti of Raghunatha Siromani, the second patt 
of his Kirandvalt-prakasa-didhiti (Vaigesika). 
It is not certain, but the above writer may have write! 
the following work :— 
(ii) The Nyaya-dipika, on some general topics of Nyays 
The author is entitled here Tarkavatamsa Bhattacary- 
1 See the above note 3, and Dr. 8. C. Vidya : tation from 
- Hu ’ . 8. C. Vidyabhusana’s quo 
the Asta-sahasri-vivarana, J.A.8.B. 1910, p. 466. Coll 
For the Mani-vyakhya, see R. Mittra, Notices, IV. p. 167 og 3, 
Cat., IIL. p. 327, No. 582 (Sak i, Notices, TV 
» No. 5 a 1705), and H, Shastri, Notices," "531, 
ee & or t ~ Bhiaga-ratna, see R. Mittra, Notices, IV. P- 119, No 
werafareraisraaayaal rar | 
. sefay atamga wrace fara [ei ] 
: or No. iii, see Peterson’s sixth Report, p. 74, No. 173. 
. SOF some traditionar a H. Shas 
— to his Notices, vol. 6 xe inherit fo +) gee H 
Shastry lis 8e° Ind. Off. Cat., p. 664, Nos. 2068-2069 ; for (it) 
» Notices, vol. II, p. 97, No. 117 (Saka 1737). 
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