Foundations of Dharmakīrti's philosophy
"Throughout the history of Buddhism, few philosophers have attained the stature of Dharmakirti, the "Lord of Reason" who has influenced virtually every systematic Buddhist thinker since his time. Dharmakirti's renowned works, written in India during the philosophically rich seventh century, argue that the true test of knowledge is its efficacy, and likewise that only the efficacious is knowable and real. John Dunne presents the first major study of the most vexing issues in Dharmakirti's though…
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- Full title :Foundations of Dharmakīrti's philosophy / John D. Dunne.
Summary
"Throughout the history of Buddhism, few philosophers have attained the stature of Dharmakirti, the "Lord of Reason" who has influenced virtually every systematic Buddhist thinker since his time. Dharmakirti's renowned works, written in India during the philosophically rich seventh century, argue that the true test of knowledge is its efficacy, and likewise that only the efficacious is knowable and real. John Dunne presents the first major study of the most vexing issues in Dharmakirti's thought within its Indian philosophical context. Lucid and carefully argued, Dunne's work serves both as an introduction to Dharmakirti for serious students of Buddhism and a groundbreaking resource for scholars of Buddhist thought."--Jacket
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- Publication Date:©2004.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wisdom Publications
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xix, 467 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780861718559, 0861718550
- oclc:ocn848918314
- LC Classification:B133.D484
- Dewey Decimal:181/.043
Table of Contents
Pramāṇa theory : Dharmakīrti's conceptual context -- Dharmakīrti's method and ontology -- Svabhāvapratibandha : the basis of inference -- Instrumentality : justifying the sources of knowledge.
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