Dignaga's investigation of the percept : a philosophical legacy in India and Tibet / [edited and translated by] Douglas Duckworth, Malcolm David Eckel, Jay L. Garfield, John Powers, Yeshes Thabkhas, Sonam Thakchoe.
Original Sanscrit translated into Tibetan and English. Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and index.
Contents:
Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text: dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa / 16. Studies and Translations: 1. The Subject Matter of Investigation of the Percept: A Tale of Five Commentaries / Yeshes Thabkhas. 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 -- Part II. Tibetan Texts: 12. Investigation of the Percept and Its Autocommentary: The Tibetan Texts : dMigs pa brtag pa / Dignaga, dMigs pa brtag pa'i grel pa / Dignaga ; 13. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept: The Tibeten Text dMigs pa brtag pa'i grel bshad (AlambanapariksĐa-tĐika / Vinitadeva ; 14. Ornament for Dignaga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept: Tibeten Text: dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa phyogs glang dgongs rgyan zhes bya ba bzhugs so / Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me ; 15. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text: dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa mu tig 'phreng mdzes zhes bya ba bzhugs so / Ngag dbang bstan dar -- 16. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text: dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa / Yeshes Thabkhas.
Summary:
"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 the relation between the mind and its percepts, the problems of idealism and realism, and the nature of intentionality in this brief but profound text. This volume provides a comprehensive history of the text in India and Tibet from 5th century India to the present day. This team of philologists, historians of religion and philosophers who specialize in Tibetan, Sanskrit and Chinese philosophical literature has produced the first study of the text and its entire commentarial tradition. Their approach makes it possible to employ the methods of critical philology and cross-cultural philosophy to provide readers with a rich collection of studies and translations, along with detailed philosophical analyses that open up the intriguing implications of Dignaga's thought and demonstrate the diversity of commentarial approaches to his text. The comprehensive nature of the work reveals the richness of commentary in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and shows surprising parallels between the modern West and traditional Buddhist philosophy."-- Provided by publisher.
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