Kumārila's Buddhist

The pūrvapakṣa of the Śūnyavāda chapter of Kumārila's Ślokavārttika (vv. 10-63) is the longest continuous statement of a Buddhist position in that work. Philosophically, this section is of considerable interest in that the arguments developed for the thesis that the form (ākāra) in cognition be...

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Published in:	Journal of Indian philosophy 2010-06, Vol.38 (3), p.279-296
Main Author:	Taber, John
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	300-1399 Ancient languages Astronomical objects Buddhism Buddhist philosophy Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognitive processes Dharmakirti Dignaga Education Existence Indian literature Inference Kumarila Bhatta(620-703) Lamps Memory Non-Western Philosophy Philosophical object Philosophy Philosophy of Religion prose Refutation Religious Studies Sanskrit language literature Self awareness self-knowledge Slokavarttika Special Issue
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Summary:	The pūrvapakṣa of the Śūnyavāda chapter of Kumārila's Ślokavārttika (vv. 10-63) is the longest continuous statement of a Buddhist position in that work. Philosophically, this section is of considerable interest in that the arguments developed for the thesis that the form (ākāra) in cognition belongs to the cognition, not to an external object, are cleverly constructed. Historically, it is of interest in that it represents a stage of thinking about the two-fold nature of cognition and the provenance of the ākāra that is clearly more advanced than Dignāga but not quite as sophisticated as Dharmakīrti. In particular, although one may see an anticipation of Dharmakīrti's famous sahopalambhaniyama argument in this text, it is not yet fully spelled out.
ISSN:	0022-1791 1573-0395 1573-0395