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Dignaga on the Interpretation of Signs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)
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Dignaga on the Interpretation of Signs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)
Series: Studies of Classical India, 9
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Buddhist philosophy in India in the early sixth century C. E. took
an important tum away from the traditional methods of explaining
and systematizing the teachings in Siitra literature that were
attributed to the Buddha. The new direction in which several Indian
Buddhist philosophers began to move was that of following reasoning
to its natural conclusions, regardless whether the conclusions
conflicted with traditional teachings. The central figure in this
new movement was DiIinaga, a native of South India who found his
way to the centre of Buddhist education at Nalanda, studied the
treatises that were learned by the Buddhist intellectuals of his
day, and eventually wrote works of his own that formed the core of
a distinctly new school of Buddhist thought. Inasmuch as virtually
every Indian philosopher after the sixth century had either to
reject Dirinaga's methods or build upon the foundations provided by
his investigations into logic, epistemology and language, his
influence on the evolution of Indian philosophy was considerable,
and indeed some familiarity with Dirinaga's arguments and
conclusions is indispensable for anyone who wishes to understand
the historical development of Indian thought. Moreover, since the
approach to Buddhism that grew out of Dirinaga's meditations on
language and the limits of knowledge dominated the minds of many of
the scholars who took Buddhism to Tibet, some familiarity with
Dirinaga is also essential to those who wish to understand the
intellectual infrastructure of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and
practice.
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