Tom J. F. Tillemans

Scripture, Logic, Language

Essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan Successors

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Dharmakirti, an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the 7th century, explored the nature, limits and justifications of rationality within the context of Buddhist religious and metaphysical concerns. While Dharmakirti is widely recognized for his crucial innovations in Indian logic and semantic theory, his notoriously difficult thought nonetheless remains poorly understood. In this volume from Wisdom's acclaimed Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism series, one of the world's leading scholars of Buddhist philosophy sheds light on the interrelated topics of scripture, logic and language in the works of Dharmakirti and his philosophical heirs, both… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Smith, E. Gene (Vorwort v.)

ISBN: 978-0-86171-156-7
EAN: 9780861711567
Produktnummer: 19340597
Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 466 g
Gewicht: 466

Über den Autor

Tom J.F. Tillemans is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. With a focus on Buddhist logic and epistemology, Madhyamaka philosophy, and comparative philosophy, he was from 1998-2006 co-editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. Born in 1950 in the Netherlands and raised in Canada, he now serves as a senior project editor for the 84000 project tasked with translating the scriptures of the Tibetan Buddhist canon. He divides his time between Switzerland and British Columbia, Canada.