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Synopsis Acharya Udayana in his Atmatattwaviveka supports the theory of permanent soul & refuted the Buddhist concepts of Apoha, ksanabhanga etc. he vehemently refuted Jnansrihmitra the preceptor of Ratnakirti in his works. Ratnakirti was a Mahapandit & crudite scholar, his exposition of Kshanbhanga. Apoha & other special theories is very learned & noteworthy for their analysis. The present work has not been mentioned either in the Ratnakirti Nibandhavali or in Tibetan translations. The title of the present work has been asserted on the basis of quotation in atmattawaviveka from the work Apohasiddhi. As in the all other works of Ratnakirti, this worked also begin with salutation to goddess Tara, furthermore at the end of the chapter IInd. Its name has clearly been mentioned. This work refuts arguments of Udayana in Atamattatwaviveka in a very lucid style. The present work of ratnakirti brings before us a combat of two logicians with arguments kand counter arguments, philosophy with [philosophy. The word logi machy applies to their discussion very suitably. The work has been critically deciphered from a very faded mss, after a a long spell of time. There is available no Sanskrit of its original as such the present decipherment we hope will be welcome by the scholars all over the world.