Dharmakīrti on the cessation of suffering : : a critical edition with translation and comments of Manorathanandin's Vṛtti and Vibhuticandra's glosses on Pramāṇavarttika ii.190-216 / / by Cristina Pecchia ; with the assistance of Philip Pierce.

• Superior document: Brill's Indological Library, Volume 47
• VerfasserIn: Pecchia, Cristina,; Pierce, Philip,
• TeilnehmendeR: Pierce, Philip,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Indological library ; Volume 47.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Liberation is a fundamental subject in South Asian doctrinal and philosophical reflection. This book is a study of the discussion of liberation from suffering presented by Dharmakīrti, one of the most influential Indian philosophers. It includes an edition and translation of the section on the cessation of suffering according to Manorathanandin, the last commentator on Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇavārttika in the Sanskrit cosmopolis. The edition is based on the manuscript used by Sāṅkṛtyāyana and other sources. Methodological issues related to editing ancient Sanskrit texts are examined, while expanding on the activity of ancient pandits and modern editors.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / Cristina Pecchia -- General Introduction / Cristina Pecchia -- Competing Dharmas and Philosophical Traditions / Cristina Pecchia -- Dharmakīrti on the nirodhasatya / Cristina Pecchia -- The Texts of the Present Edition-Cum-Translation and Their Authors / Cristina Pecchia -- The Pramāṇasiddhi Chapter / Cristina Pecchia -- Scope, Methodology, and Aims of the Present Edition / Cristina Pecchia -- Transmission of Texts and Editorial Practices / Cristina Pecchia -- The Transmission of Manorathanandin’s Vṛtti and Its Related Texts / Cristina Pecchia -- The Sources for the Constitution of the Texts and Their Treatment / Cristina Pecchia -- Description of the Witnesses / Cristina Pecchia -- Editorial Policy and Conventions / Cristina Pecchia -- Manorathanandin’s Vṛtti together with Vibhūticandra’s Glosses Sanskrit Text and English Translation / Cristina Pecchia -- The PV according to Manorathanandin’s Vṛtti, together with Other Witnesses Sanskrit Text and English Translation / Cristina Pecchia -- Comments upon the Kārikās 190–216 of the Pramāṇasiddhi Chapter in the PV, according to Manorathanandin’s Vṛtti / Cristina Pecchia -- Texts in the Margins of VZh / Cristina Pecchia -- Metrics in the PV / Cristina Pecchia -- Synopsis of the Pramāṇasiddhi Chapter according to Manorathanandin’s Vṛtti / Cristina Pecchia -- Translations of PV II.190–216 in Modern Publications / Cristina Pecchia -- Abbreviations and Bibliography / Cristina Pecchia -- Indexes / Cristina Pecchia.