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

"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...

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Place / Publishing House:New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2016]
2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Tibetan
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:1 online resource (385 pages)
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Table of Contents:
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  • 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
  • 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 Thakchoe
  • 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)
  • 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.