Dharmakīrti on the Cessation of Suffering

A Critical Edition with Translation and Comments of Manorathanandinʼs Vṛtti and Vibhūticandraʼs Glosses on Pramāṇavārttika II.190-216

Buch | Hardcover

318 Seiten

2015
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-29341-0 (ISBN)

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Liberation from suffering is an underlying subject in Indian doctrinal and philosophical history. This book is a study of Dharmakīrti’s discussion on the topic according to Manorathanandin, the last commentator on the Pramāṇavārttika in the Sanskrit cosmopolis.

Liberation is a fundamental subject in South Asian doctrinal and philosophical reflection. This book is a study of the discussion of liberation from suffering presented by Dharmakīrti, one of the most influential Indian philosophers. It includes an edition and translation of the section on the cessation of suffering according to Manorathanandin, the last commentator on Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇavārttika in the Sanskrit cosmopolis. The edition is based on the manuscript used by Sāṅkṛtyāyana and other sources. Methodological issues related to editing ancient Sanskrit texts are examined, while expanding on the activity of ancient pandits and modern editors.

Cristina Pecchia, PhD (La Sapienza, Rome) is a researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. She has published articles on Dharmakīrti’s philosophy, Indian manuscript tradition and textual criticism.

Reihe/Serie	Brill's Indological Library ; 47
Übersetzer	Cristina Pecchia, Philip Pierce
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch; Sanskrit
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	640 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	90-04-29341-8 / 9004293418
ISBN-13	978-90-04-29341-0 / 9789004293410
Zustand	Neuware