An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy: An Annotated Translation of the Tarkabhāṣā of Mokṣākaragupta : Reprint with Corrections in the Author's HandArbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 1998 - Buddhism - 173 pages "Mokṣākaragupta's Tarkabhāṣā is a summary not only of the main theories of the Buddhist tradition of epistemology and logic but also of the main systematic themes to which its theoretical concepts have been applied, and thus constitutes an impressive group of proofs and refutations with a literary history of their own. All proofs of relevance for its own ontology and soteriology as well as the refutations of the main tenets of the Brahmanic philosophical schools are presented here in their principle lines of argument. It is thus a text that is particulary useful as an introduction to the theories and proofs of the epistemological tradition of Dignāga and Dharmakīrti"--Preface. |
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absence anumeya apoha argument aśoka Atisa ātman atoms baḥi bhavati bltar bźin causal cause cognition connection daň determinate Dharmakirti Dharmapāla Dharmottara Dignaga don bya effect established existence external fallacy fire follows Frauwallner grasped gsal hetu identical incompatible indeterminate knowledge inference intelligent agent jñānam Jñānaśrimitra khyab locus logical mark ma yin Madhyamika means of valid mental perception mind Mokṣākara Mokṣākaragupta momentary Mookerjee nature negation ñid non-cognition non-existence non-perception object opponent paḥi palabdhi perceived pervaded phyir pramāņa prasanga pratyakṣa probandum probans produced proof proved PVBh qualifier Ratnakirti Refutation relation rnam sāmānya Sanskrit sapakṣa sattvam Sautrāntika sense-organ smoke Stcherbatsky Sthiramati syllogism tadā tasya tathā tatra theory thing Tibetan tion Trilocana tshe TSop Udayana universal valid knowledge verse vipakṣa vyāpti vyatireka word WZKM yadi yathā Yogācārins źes