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Discerning Philosophy in the Uttarāmnāya Liturgies of the Newars

process, I will show that the Kālīsūtra’s philosophy brings into sharper focus doctrines already present in the canonical Krama and thus displays many affinities with the Pratyabhijñā, a school which shares ... shares its cultic backdrop. S´ a¯kta philosophy; Krama; Liturgies; Stotra; Non-dualism; Newar religion - It is well known that both the Valleys of Kashmir and Kathmandu were active centres of S´ aiva

The Conundrum of Kundakunda’s Status in the Digambara Tradition

Kundakunda’s handling of several basic ideas cannot be omitted when one deals with the following concepts in Jaina philosophy: 1. Syāt/siya, syādvāda or saptabhaṅgī. 2. Nayas, vyavahāra and niścaya ... , let alone crediting him for significant basic insights into Jaina philosophy. Moreover, it seems to be evident, as will be attempted to show, that some ideas appear to be taken over from Kundakunda

Who Identifies with the Aggregates? Philosophical Implications of the Selected Khandha Passages in the Nikāyas

the Nikāyas and the concepts of the modern philosophy of mind. ... Philosophy and Sociology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin , pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 4, 20-031 Lublin , Poland In this paper, I discuss some philosophical problems connected with the notion of

Candrakīrti on the Use and Misuse of the Chariot Argument

establish any theory about the self or not-self, but acts as a guide to meditation as part of philosophy as a spiritual practice with the goal of liberation. ... words, this argument has been called upon throughout the history of Buddhist philosophy. Matthew Kapstein comments: 7 Saṃyutta Nikāya (S) 5: 10 pts I 34: kenāyaṃ pakato satto kuvaṃ sattassa kārako | kuvaṃ

Logic in the Religions of South Asia

This special issue of Journal of Indian Philosophy results from a thematic session on “Logic in the Religions of South Asia”, a separate section of the 2nd World Congress on Logic and Religion (held ... philosophical tradition is taken up by John Taber in his paper, “Some Remarks on the Apparent Absence of a priori Reasoning in Indian Philosophy”. Taber concludes that indeed Indian thinkers did not identify any

Locating Philosophy in the Mahābhārata

guiding rulers generally in the recently unified political landscape of post-Mauryan India.3 Angelika Malinar’s keynote contribution then offered a multifaceted review of how philosophy that is found in the ... Scharf, and Fred Smith. Dr. Elizabeth Cecil and Professor Amy Langenberg were participant observers The nine papers presented here were contributions to a small conference on “Philosophy in the Epic

Dharmakīrtian Inference

conception of logic that is the dominant contemporary conception. Dharmak¯ırti; Inference; Inferential cognition; Buddhist logic; Formal logic; Philosophy of logic Introduction According to Dharmak¯ırti ... Critique of Pure Reason, as it is all couched in his critical philosophy. As is famously known, Kant held that ‘[t]houghts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind’ (KrV A51/B75). For

“Madhyamakanising” Tantric Yogācāra: The Reuse of Ratnākaraśānti’s Explanation of maṇḍala Visualisation in the Works of Śūnyasamādhivajra, Abhayākaragupta and Tsong Kha Pa

articles and books focusing on textual reuse in Indian Philosophy and Buddhism. Under the initiative of Elisa Freschi,1 the Journal of Indian Philosophy2 and the Buddhist Studies Review3 dedicated special ... issues to textual reuse in Indian philosophy and intertextuality in Buddhist texts respectively. A collection of articles on textual reuse in Indian philosophy, grammar, poetry, religions and epics was

Sām.ṃkhya’s Challenge to the Buddhist Claim of the Identity of a Pramān.ṇa and Its Result

Journal of Indian Philosophy Sā m.khya's Challenge to the Buddhist Claim of the Identity of a Pramā n.a and Its Result Ołena Łucyszyna 0 0 Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish ... Philosophy. 13 This Harzer’s observation will be cited below, in the section “Critical Evaluation …”. 14 About the two layers in the YD, see Bronkhorst (1990) and Wezler and Motegi (1998, pp. XXV– XXVIII

The Reuse of Texts in Indian Philosophy: Introduction

articles of Petra KiefferPu lz). For Steinkellners pioneering study, see section 3.1. Like Steinkellner, although with a different focus, Ernst Prets project on Fragments of Indian Philosophy (about which ... examples of recycled elements in politics and in the history of art, and more specifically on the political significance of artistic reuses (from the cult of Jagannatha and the sacred artefacts related to it

Jaina Narrative Refutations of Kumārila: Relative Chronology and the History of Jaina-Mīmām.sā Dialogues

dialogue. ˙ Kuma¯rila; M¯ıma¯msa¯; Jainism; Ra¯ma¯yana; Relative chronology ˙ ˙ Introduction Kuma¯rila’s dates are important for the history of Indian philosophy. His robust epistemological defense of the ... -known historical information but to identify a key moment in the history of premodern South Asian philosophy. But Kuma¯rila never assigns a date, location, or order of composition to his works. And there

What are the “Purposes” of Buddhist Sūtras? From Vasubandhu’s Logic of Exegesis (Vyākhyāyukti)

on the four preceding phrases, such as saṃdarśayati.19 In the broader context of Indian philosophy, what is being discussed here is the following: In Indian philosophy, repeating the same word or ... Buddhica Monograph Series 12 . Kyoto: International Institute for Buddhist Studies. Allon , M. ( 2022 ). Early Buddhist texts: Their composition and transmission . Journal of Indian Philosophy . https

The Idea of Text in Buddhism: Introduction

together in this issue of the Journal of Indian Philosophy invite us, even challenge us to take up anew and afresh the question of how to think about textuality per se in the study of Buddhism. At the same ... textual Buddhist worlds. Yagi Morris does this well through her ability to speak at the same time at different levels of analysis - the political, geographical and cosmological, ritualistic and ceremonial

A Grammarian’s View of Negation: Nāgeśa’s Paramalaghumañjūs.ā on Nañartha

, Vya¯karana developed into a sophistica˙˙ted lin˙guisticall˙y˙-orien˙t˙ed philosophy, st˙a˙nding alongside, and in ˙ many respects in opposition to, the other major philosophical schools of early modern ... tradition mentioned above, the Paramalaghumañjūṣā has a reasonable claim to representing the final authoritative account of the philosophy of the grammarians. Na¯ges´a himself is generally considered the

Reformulating the Buddhist Free Will Problem: Why There can be no Definitive Solution

Western philosophy emerges within the Buddhist framework. This analogous problem concerns the difficulty of explaining karmic responsibility in a world governed by dependent origination. This paper seeks to

Logic and language in Indian religions

the conviction that language and reality (phenomenal reality in the case of the Buddhists; see below) are deeply intertwined, philosophy in India was not carried out by philosophers who had no prior ... preached. Gandhāra, a region in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent (in presentday Pakistan and Afghanistan), witnessed a thorough rethinking of Buddhist teaching. The philosophy here created saw the

Reading Aśvaghoṣa Across Boundaries: An Introduction

further reading that builds on this in-depth research to offer an integrated treatment of the variegated aspects and contexts of his works. This special issue of the Journal of Indian Philosophy is intended ... Philosophy is intended as a modest step toward a holistic exploration of Aśvaghoṣa works, which reads them across disciplinary as well as regional and temporal boundaries. This introduction is designed to

Is There Anything Like Indian Logic? Anumāna, ‘Inference’ and Inference in the Critique of Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa

explanation to why Indian philosophy and logic did not develop any concept of proper symbols and variables. ... Indian Philosophy: Buddhism, Scepticism and Materialism’, 2016/23/B/HS1/00536). I would like to extend my thanks to Brendan Gillon for his most invaluable comments on the paper. Publisher's Note Springer

Vidyānandin’s Discussion with the Buddhist on Svasaṃvedana, Pratyakṣa and Pramāṇa

position regarding this age old theme in Indian philosophy, is evident also in that he quotes Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇa-vārttika. By the time he comes to his TAŚV 1, 6, 6, he establishes that an object as a ... knowledge of external objects. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement, 74, 123–147.  https://doi.org/10.1017/S1358246114000083.CrossRefGoogle Scholar Katsura, S. (1991). Dignāga and Dharmakīrti on Apoha