Epistemology of perception: Ganṅgeśa's Tattvacintāmaṇi: jewel of reflection on the truth (about epistemology), the Perception chapter (Pratyakṣa-khaṇḍa)

New York: American Institute of Buddhist Studies. Edited by Ramanuja Tatacharya, S. N. & Gaṅgeśa (2004)
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The present work is a translation of The Perception Chapter of Jewel of Reflection on the Truth, a foundational text by the great fourteenth-century Indian logician Gangesa Upadhyaya. The authors' introduction and running commentary to the translation provide essential theoretical and historical background, contextualization, analysis, and comparison of Nyaya and Western traditions. Includes a detailed glossary and index. Published by American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS)

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