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Dignāga's investigation of the percept : a philosophical legacy in India and Tibet /

"While a short work of only eight verses and a three-page autocommentary, the Investigation of the Percept has inspired epistemologists for centuries and has had a wide-ranging impact in India, Tibet, and China. Dignaga, one of the major figures in Buddhist epistemology, explores issues such as...

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Other Authors: Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- (Editor), Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946- (Editor), Garfield, Jay L., 1955- (Editor), Powers, John, 1957- (Editor), Thakchoe, Sonam (Editor), Dignāga, active 5th century
Format: Book
Language:English
Tibetan
Language Notes:Text primarily in English with text in Tibetan and English translations.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Dignāga, > active 5th century. > Ālambanaparīkṣā.
Knowledge, Theory of (Buddhism)
RELIGION / Buddhism / Sacred Writings.
PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Studies and Translations: 1. The Subject Matter of Investigation of the Percept: A Tale of Five Commentaries / Malcolm David Eckel, Jay L. Garfield, and John Powers ; 2. Investigation of the Percept / Dignāga ; 3. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept / Dignāga ; 4. "To Please Beginners": Vinitdadeva's Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept in its Indian Context / Malcolm David Eckel ; 5. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept / Vinītadeva ; 6. Introduction to Ornament for Dignāga's Thought in Investigation of the Percept / Douglas Duckworth ; 7. Ornament for Dignāga's Thought in Investigation of the Percept / Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me ; 8. Ngawang Dendar's Commentary / John Powers ; 9. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept / Ngag dbang bstan dar ; 10. Introduction to Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept / Jay L. Garfield, John Powers, and Sonam Thakchöe ; 11. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept / Yeshes Thabkhas
  • Part II. Tibetan Texts: 12. Investigation of the Percept and Its Autocommentary: The Tibetan Texts : dMigs pa brtag pa / Dignāga, dMigs pa brtag pa'i grel pa / Dignāga ; 13. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept: The Tibeten Text dMigs pa brtag pa'i grel bshad (Ālambanaparīkṣā-ṭīkā / Vinītadeva ; 14. Ornament for Dignāga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept: Tibeten Text: dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa phyogs glang dgongs rgyan zhes bya ba bzhugs so / Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me ; 15. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text: dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa mu tig 'phreng mdzes zhes bya ba bzhugs so / Ngag dbang bstan dar
  • 16. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text: dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa / Yeshes Thabkhas.