Amitagati was a Jain philosopher of the Digambara school who lived in Malwa during the 11th century in the time of the Paramara rulers.[1] His last known date is 1014 CE.[2] His Dharmaparīkṣā is the story of two demi-gods (vidyadhara), one of whom tries to convert the other to Jainism by pointing out the logical flaws of Hinduism. The text belongs to a long tradition of critical dialogue between Jain and Mīmāṃsāka thinkers.[3]

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  1. ^ Gough, Ellen (2021-10-13). Making a Mantra: Tantric Ritual and Renunciation on the Jain Path to Liberation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-76723-9.
  2. ^ B. Shastri, ed. Amitagati Acharya’s Dharmaparīkṣā (Sohalpur, 1978), p. 10.
  3. ^ S. K. Chauhan, "Jaina Narrative Refutations of Kumārila: Relative Chronology and the History of Jaina-Mīmāmṣa Dialogues," Journal of Indian Philosophy 51 (2023): 239–261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-023-09533-9