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Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has
increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina
philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of
philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within the
general developments in Indian philosophy. Bringing together
chapters by philologists, historians and philosophers, the book
focuses on karman theory, the theory of conditional predication,
epistemology and the debates of Jaina philosophers with
representatives of competing traditions, such as Ajivika, Buddhist
and Hindu. It analyses the relationship between religion and
philosophy in Jaina scriptures, both Digambara and Svetambara, and
will be of interest to scholars and students of South Asian
Religion, Philosophy, and Philology.
Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has
increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina
philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of
philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within the
general developments in Indian philosophy. Bringing together
chapters by philologists, historians and philosophers, the book
focuses on karman theory, the theory of conditional predication,
epistemology and the debates of Jaina philosophers with
representatives of competing traditions, such as Ajivika, Buddhist
and Hindu. It analyses the relationship between religion and
philosophy in Jaina scriptures, both Digambara and Svetambara, and
will be of interest to scholars and students of South Asian
Religion, Philosophy, and Philology.
For anyone interested in an epoch of almost unrivaled intellectual
activity and debate in India, the sixth-century
Madhyamakahrdayakarika along with its auto-commentary, the
Tarkajvala, is an indispensable resource. This partly doxographical
treatise, composed by the Madhyamaka philosopher Bhaviveka, is the
earliest and most substantial work to present and critically
examine Sravaka, Yogacara, Samkhya, Vaisesika, Vedanta, and Mimamsa
in great detail. Bhaviveka's text is of unique value in its attempt
to identify a Madhyamaka approach to other schools of philosophy as
well as in furnishing us with valuable information regarding early
Indic systematic philosophy, including what appear to be extracts
from original sources that are otherwise unavailable. Most probably
it served as a Madhyamaka debate manual for those engaged in
discussion with representatives of opposing philosophical schools.
Bhaviveka's treatment of Samkhya and Vedanta is of particular
importance because of the scarcity of sources pertaining to the
early formation and development of these systems of philosophy. The
present book includes a critical edition and English translation of
the Samkhya and Vedanta chapters of the Madhyamakahrdayakarika and
Tarkajvala along with a historical introduction.
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