576 Journal of the Asuitk Society of Bengal. [August, 1907.. 



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Tlie Tattvasamasa is not at all an authoritative work, as it is 

 not mentioned by Madliavacarya (I4tli century A.D.), The work 

 seems to have heen compiled by Vijnana-bhiksu, two or tlix'ee 



liundred years ago, from the karikas of Isvara-krsaa* 



Dr, G. Biihler, during his explorations of the Brhat J nana 

 Kosa in the temple of Parsvanatha at Jesalmir, found in 1873 a 

 Pothi^ consisting of 189 ancient palm- leaves showing the characters 

 of the 12th or 18th century and bearing on the outside corner the 

 title Kamala'Stla'tarha,^ Its real name, according toDr, Biihler, 

 is, however, TarJca-samgraha by Kamala-iila^ and it contains a 

 full exposition of the various philosophical systems of India. 



The Tarka'Samgralia referred to by Dr. Biihler is perfectly 

 identical with the Tattva-samgraha noticed in this paper. The 



Dr. Biihler, runs as follows : 



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1 Vide G. Buliler's correspondence with Pai Sarat Chandra Das, Bahadur, 



CJ-E., Hony. Secy, to the Baddhist Text Society, published 

 of the Baddhist Text Society. Calcnfcta, Yol. 1 , Part IT, p. x. 



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