Dignaga's investigation of the percept : a philosophical legacy in India and Tibet / [edited and translated by] Douglas Duckworth [and five others].
Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- editor, translator.; Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946- editor, translator.; Garfield, Jay L., 1955- editor, translator.; Dignāga, active 5th century. Ālambanaparīkṣā. English.
2016
B133.D653 D5413 2016
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Title Dignaga's investigation of the percept : a philosophical legacy in India and Tibet / [edited and translated by] Douglas Duckworth [and five others].
ISBN 9780190623708 (paperback)
9780190623692 (cloth)
9780190623715 (e-book)
Published New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource (385 pages)
Call Number B133.D653 D5413 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 181/.4
Summary "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 the relation between the mind and its percepts, the problems of idealism and realism, and the nature of intentionality in this brief but profound text. This volume provides a comprehensive history of the text in India and Tibet from 5th century India to the present day. This team of philologists, historians of religion and philosophers who specialize in Tibetan, Sanskrit and Chinese philosophical literature has produced the first study of the text and its entire commentarial tradition. Their approach makes it possible to employ the methods of critical philology and cross-cultural philosophy to provide readers with a rich collection of studies and translations, along with detailed philosophical analyses that open up the intriguing implications of Dignaga's thought and demonstrate the diversity of commentarial approaches to his text. The comprehensive nature of the work reveals the richness of commentary in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and shows surprising parallels between the modern West and traditional Buddhist philosophy."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- editor, translator.
Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946- editor, translator.
Garfield, Jay L., 1955- editor, translator.
Dignāga, active 5th century. Ālambanaparīkṣā. English.
Includes Dignāga, active 5th century. Ālambanaparīkṣā. English.
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Acknowledgments
The Research Team
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
Dignaga
3. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept
Dignaga
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
Vinitadeva
6. Introduction to Ornament for Dignaga's Thought in Investigation of the Percept
Douglas Duckworth
7. Ornament for Dignaga'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
Investigation of the Percept and Its Autocommentary: The Tibetan Texts
12. Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa)
Dignaga
13. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-vrtti)
Dignaga
14. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept: The Tibetan Text
15. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-tika)
Vinitadeva
16. Ornament for Dignaga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text
17. Ornament for Dignaga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept (dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa phyogs glang dgongs rgyan)
Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me
18. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text
19. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept (dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa mu tig 'phreng mdzes)
Ngag dbang bstan dar
20. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept (dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa)
Yeshes Thabkhas
English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

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