An edition of Self, no-self, and salvation
(2013)
Self, no-self, and salvation
Dharmakīrti's critique of the notions of self and person
by Vincent Eltschinger
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Self (Philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Salvation, Ātman, Buddhism, Nyaya, Pudgalavādins, Anātman, Personalism| Edition | Availability |
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Self, no-self, and salvation: Dharmakīrti's critique of the notions of self and person
2013, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
in English
3700173032 9783700173038
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Table of Contents
Dharmakīrti's attitude toward the self.
Dharmakīrti's account of the belief in a self as nescience;
The "Speculative" form of the personalistic belief and the function of philosophy;
Dharmakīrti against the pudgala.
Two buddhist versions of the self and the person; -- Introduction
The "Immanence of the absolute, " or the tathāgatagarbha as the true self of living beings;
On Pudgalavāda buddhism ;
Context and arguments of Dharmakīrti's critique;
The immediate context and doctrinal background of PVSV 147,2-148,5;
PVSV 147,2-148,5 : annotated translation;
On PV 2.202-204 ;
Conclusion --
Dharmakīrti against Ātmavādin arguments.
Against the so-called vyatirekin;
The context of PVSV 12,26-13,11 : a critique of non-perception as a means to establish co-absence (vyatireka);
The (kevala)vyatirekihetu and the inference of the self;
Dharmakīrti's argument in PVSV 12,26-13,11 : english translation;
Explanations (mainly based on PV 4 and PVin 3);
Dharmakīrti's argument in PVin 3 and NB 3 ;
Against the inferability of the self;
The self's imperceptibility and the Ātmavādin's inference of the self from its effects;
Dharmakīrti's argument in PVSV 16,8-19 : english translation ;
The refutation of the Sāṅkhya's teleological argument for the existence of the self;
The Sāṅkhya's teleological argument;
The refutation of the argument as proving the contrary of the intended thesis;
The refutation of the argument as being useless;
Dharmakīrti's critique of the Sāṅkhya's argument in PVSV 16,20-27 : once again on non-perception ;
On memory : PV 2.267-269 --
Dharmakīrti against the self as the basis of Brahmanical soteriologies.
The doctrines of the self as soteriologies;
Sāṅkhya's;
Nyāya;
Vaiśesịka ;
Dharmakīrti's main target : the Nyāya's soteriology ;
Translation and commentary of PV 2.220-256 ;
Dharmakīrti's main point : detachment presupposes detachment from the self (PV 2.220-225);
Cultivating the thought of pain (duhḳhabhāvanā) does not eliminate the notion of belonging to the self (ātmīya) (PV 2.226-228);
The criticism of the self's relations with what one ought to be detached from (PV 2.229);
The Naiyāyikas' liberated state cannot be desired by those who seek liberation (PV 2.230-235);
The criticism of the Naiyāyikas' understanding of duhḳhabhāvanā as a means of liberation (PV 2.236-246);
Dharmakīrti's refutation of the Sāṅkhya position (PV 2.247-248);
The Naiyāyikas' cultivation of the thought of pain as a misunderstanding of the buddhist path (PV 2.249-254);
The inconsistency of the Nyāya's soteriology with its Ātmavāda and the soteriological necessity of selflessness (PV 2.255-256) ---- Abbreviations and bibliography.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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