222 = Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [| November; 1905 
7. Prajiiapti-hetu-sangraha (?) Sastra—(Nanjio’s Cata- 
logue, No. 1228). 
8. The Sastra on the grouped inferences (not found). 
The seventh book, called Prajnapti-hetu-sangraha, compiled by 
Jina, seems to be identical with Pramana-samuccaya which, besides 
ninety-nine other works, was compiled by Dignaga. 
According to I-tsing (Takakusu, p. 182) Dharmakirti made 
a further improvement in logic after Jina. From Indian sources too 
(such as from Nyaya-bindu) we know that Dharmakirti was a 
distinguished successor of Dignaga and a commentator on his works 
(vide K. B. Pathaka’s article on the authorship of Nyayabindu in the 
Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1895, 
Vol. XIX, No. LI, pp. 47-57; also G. A. Jacob’s Note on the 
authorship of Nyaya-bindu in the London Royal Asiatic Society’s 
Journal, April 1905, pp. 361—362). 
Hwen-thsang (vide Beal’s Buddhistic Record of the Western 
World) mentions Jina as having been born in the country of 
Andhra in the south. We have already seen that Dignaga was 
born near the country of Kafici in the south, probably in the 
dominion of the Andhras. 
The facts stated above go to show that Dignaga and Jina were 
the same person. As a matter of fact Jina seems to be only a 
Chinese phonetic equivalent for Dignaga. 
So it appears that Dignaga (Tibetan: phyogs-glan) was 
: variously named as Jinu (victor) Bhadanta } 
of Disuses names (a venerable monk) and Acaryya (as in 
; Nyayabindu, the Tibetan equivalent being 
Slob-dpon). He was also called Mahadiqnagarjuna (vide Hitel’s 
Dictionary of Chinese Buddhism), and is thus often mistaken for 
Nagarjuna. This explains the fact that Nyaya-dvara-taraka-sastra, 
really composed by Dignaga, has been attributed to Nagarjuna. 
Dignaga also bore the title of Tarkapungava (a fighting bull) ; while 
his Brahmanic opponents gave him the title of Ku-tarkika (a 
quibbler). 
Besides the allusion to Dignaga in Kalidasa’s Meghadtta 2 
we come across several of his actual views 
criticised by such eminent authorities as 
Udyotakara, Vacaspati Misra and others. 
Brahmanic refer- 
ences to Dignaga. 
I The word Bhadanta in the vocative case assumes the forms Bhaddanta 
and Bhante. Compare HSAW Vs wa (2-8-e4) Kaeccayana, p. 141, 
edited by Satis Chandra Vidvabhisana,). A junior monk should address a 
senior monk by calling him Bhante or Ayasma. So Buddha says —AqaAt aH 
frager acact free wate ot sraerfa at eyerefCASt (Mahaparinib- 
banasuttta, Bhanavara, 6) : 
2 we weg wife uaa: fafafearnal fi: 
eaiaiesfaaufa qrafasisarf: | 
