Abstract

Article on the Buddhist concept of epistemology as Yigai that characterized the first, Buddhism, Buddhist epistemology purpose of human life in pain relief, pain is the main cause of ignorance, liberation lies in wisdom, ignorance and wisdom, are considered epistemology. Second, the Buddhist theory of knowledge as a super-theory of knowledge, because knowledge is no object, recognize the object as there is. Third, the Buddhist epistemology is not people know objects, objects themselves are shown, because the only object is Buddha nature, Buddha-nature in people's minds, hearts, if clear, the Buddha himself displayed. Fourth, the Buddhist epistemology is not the opposition of subject and object, because there is no眞is the object of all the hue is false as true, the only object of Buddha nature, Buddha nature, but is the subject himself. Fifth, the Buddhist epistemology and ontology interoperability, resulting in body awareness. Sixth, the Buddhist epistemology belong alaya, possession of knowledge that is the eighth consciousness, the Buddhist epistemological problem, the eighth consciousness is dyed in net consciousness or awareness. If the method according to the eighth consciousness wears itself has the pollution on both sides, for the Buddha have to turn knowledge into wisdom. The purpose of this essay is to outline a few characteristics of Buddhist epistemology. The aim of Bddhist epistemolgy, and Buddhism in general, is to eliminate suffering. The main cause of suffering is "ignorance," and suffering is elimated through wisdom. Both wisdom and ignorance are importance categories of this epistemology. Buddhist epistemology transcends epistemology itself because it has no object. The process of knowing constitutes the being of the object. It is therefore, not the knowledge of ojbect but the self-revelation of the object. The only object is the Buddha nature which is in the heart of individual human being. If the individual is enlightened, the Buddha. nature manifests itself. As all is nothingness, there is not subject / object dichotomy in Buddhist epistemology because of this absence of real object. What is real is the Buddha nature and the Buddha nature is the subject itself. Buddhist epistemology and ontology are all but one. As knowledge constitutes the noumena, Buddhist epistemology belongs to the realm of pure consciousness, ie "the eighth seed of consciousness "or the" storehouse consciousness ". Consequently, the problem of Buddhist epistemology is one of" pure consciousness ". If there exists any contamination, seminal consciousness has to be transformed into wisdom