In short
Manikyanandi composed the Pariksamukha Sutra, organising the Digambar theory of valid knowledge into six chapters and directly engaging rival Buddhist and Hindu schools. It became a foundational text, later drawing a major commentary from Prabhachandra.
At a glance
- Also known as
- Ratna Nandi
- Rank
- Acharya
- Tradition
- Digambar
- Era
- 10th–11th century CE
- Key works
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- Pariksamukha Sutra
Contribution
Manikyanandi composed the Pariksamukha Sutra, organizing the Digambar theory of valid knowledge (pramana) into six chapters covering perception, inference, the objects of knowledge, and logical fallacies — directly engaging rival Buddhist, Mimamsaka, Samkhya and other schools.
Life
Little independent biography survives beyond his authorship of this single, highly influential treatise.
Legacy
The Pariksamukha Sutra became a foundational base text, later drawing a major commentary from Prabhachandra.