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Buddhist Epistemology
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S. R. Bhatt, Anu Mehrotra
Foreword by The Dalai Lama
Book Code: GM1087
ISBN: 0-313-31087-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31087-4
160 pages, figures, glossary
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2000
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Philosophy
Series Number: 75
Reviews:
  • There is a dearth of material in English serving as a general introduction to the work of the Buddhist epistemologists, and this book is useful as guide to their views and the controversies they engaged in.
    —Journal of Asian and African Studies     2003
  • This valuable book sheds light on abstruse topics and will allow readers to gain a clearer appreciation of the depths of Buddhists knowledge,
    —Educational Book Review     February 2002
Description: Knowledge plays a very significant role in Buddhism, as it is the gateway to enlightenment and nirvana. This volume provides a clear and exhaustive exposition of Buddhist epistemology and logic, based on the works of classical thinkers such as Vasubandhu, Dinnãga, and Dharmakiriti. It traces the historical development of this theory, identifies the most important schools and thinkers, and defines its main concepts--the criteria of truth, the nature of reality, and the concepts of perception and inference, the only two sources of knowledge accepted in Buddhist philosophy. The appendix contains the Sanskrit original and an annotated translation of Nyaya Prave'sa, a key text of Buddhist epistemology, which discusses the nature of perception and inference and their fallacies.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Buddhist Theory of Knowledge
  • The Buddhist Theory of Perception
  • The Buddhist Theory of Inference
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-044513
LCC Class: BQ4440
Dewey Class: 121
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