By Vincent Eltschinger
Seven works by way of the Buddhist thinker Dharmakirti (ca. 600-660 CE) are nonetheless approximately thoroughly extant of their unique Sanskrit. For the main half they take care of good judgment, theories of belief and Buddhism. The Prama?avarttikam with its prose self-commentary (Svavrtti), including 4 chapters, is taken into account an early composition of Dharmakirti and is absolutely his most crucial paintings. within the first bankruptcy of the Pramanavarttikam, Dharmakirti devotes himself to an extended excursus in regards to the substantiation of scriptural authority (agamapramanya). the following the well-known Indian philosopher provides his personal options and enters an extended contestation with the orthodox and ritual-oriented Mimamsa college. the most a part of the current research is an annotated translation into French of the verses 213268 and their respective observation. the interpretation has been undertaken from a historic in addition to highbrow viewpoint and contains numerous appendixes (among them a serious version of the Tibetian model of the passage). This quantity offers either the 1st translation of this portion of the Pramanavarttikam right into a Western language and a primary basic dialogue of the doctrines contained therein. The examine additionally intends to appraise extra heavily the significance of Dharmakirti's works from their ancient and ideological in addition to their conventional context.
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