Dignaga's investigation of the percept : a philosophical legacy in India and Tibet / [edited and translated by] Douglas Duckworth [and five others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duckworth, Douglas S., 1971- editor, translator.

Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946- editor, translator.

Garfield, Jay L., 1955- editor, translator.

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Dignāga, active 5th century. Ālambanaparīkṣā.

Dignāga.

Knowledge, Theory of (Buddhism).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Acknowledgments

The Research Team

Introduction

<strong>Part I. Studies and Translations</strong>

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

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

<strong>Part II. Tibetan Texts</strong>

Investigation of the Percept and Its Autocommentary: The Tibetan Texts

12. Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa)

13. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-vrtti)

14. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept: The Tibetan Text

15. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-tika)

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)

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)

20. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept (dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa)

English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Dignāga, active 5th century. Ālambanaparīkṣā. English.

ISBN:

0-19-062372-1

0-19-062371-3