Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A v1.c7.1

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AKALAṄKA (*fl.* seventh, eighth, or ninth century) A Digambara Jaina from Śravaṇa Beḷgoḷa under the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, Akalaṅka was primarily a logician. A summary of the various views which have been put forth concerning his parentage and date can be found in NCC, vol. 1, pp. 2-3. Among his works is a commentary (*Tattvārthavārtikālaṅkāra* or *Rājavārtika*) on the *Tattvārthādhigamasūtra* of Umāsvāti (*fl.* first century A.D.?). For manuscripts and editions, see Velankar p. 156 and NCC, vol. 1, p. 4.