[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970) › v1.c7.1 # Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A v1.c7.1 Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A v1.c7.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c7.1) 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. - [Previous: v1.c6.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c6.218) - [Next: v1.c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c7.2) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c7) ## Linked texts (1) - [Tattvārthasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.phil.tattvarthasutra) — Umāsvāti, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v1.c7.1) · Pramāṇa