The Logic of the Samdhinirmocanasutra

Evolution of Scriptures, Formation of Canons: The Buddhist Case. Indian and Tibetan Studies Series 13. Hamburg, 2022

Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 1997

This article contains annotated translations of canonical quotations that parallel discourses in the second fascicle of the chapter on aggregates of the Chinese Saṃyukta-āgama (T 99). The first quotation is found in the Bhaiṣajyavastu section of the Vinayavastu of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya, preserved in Tibetan translation ('Dul ba), which parallels discourse no. 36 in the Chinese Saṃyukta-āgama. The other quotations are found in Śamathadeva's Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā, also extant in Tibetan translation. These parallel Chinese Saṃyukta-āgama discourses nos. 39, 42, 45, 46, 55, 56, 57 and 58. In addition, a survey of references to discourse quotations that parallel discourses nos. 39, 56 and 57 in the Chinese Saṃyukta-āgama can be found in the same Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā. *

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As is well known, the tradition of Chinese Buddhist logic, that is, the study of logical reasons (hetuvidyā, Chin. yinming, Jap. immyō 因明), started with the translations by Xuanzang (玄奘, 600/602-664) of Dignāga's Nyāyamukha (=NM, Yinming zhengli men lun 因明正理門論, T1628) and Śaṅkarasvāmin's Nyāyapraveśa[ka] (=NP, Yinming ru zhengli lun 因明入正理論, T1630). 2 While a number of Xuanzang's pupils then wrote commentaries on these two texts, it was the commentary by Kuiji (窺基, 632-682) on the NP that had the greatest impact on the later development of the Chinese and Japanese hetuvidyā.

Pramāṇakīrti, Papers Dedicated to Ernst Steinkellner on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, 2007

The role of hermeneutic in the study of humanities is an important one. It functions as a means to critically interpret literary compositions. It first began in Europe as a legal and theological methodology governing the application of civil law, canon law, and the interpretation of biblical texts. 1 Studies of textual exegesis were also of interests in modern Buddhist Scholarships. While all attributed to the authority of the Buddha, Buddhist scriptures are characterized by its huge quantity and diverse range of texts that developed over hundreds of years across distant regions. In order to systematically understand these materials, various hermeneutic schemes have been developed within the Buddhist traditions. 2 In the present paper, we wish to study one of these Buddhist hermeneutic schemes: the 'Four Reliances' (catuḥpratisaraṇa). The content of the Four Reliances will primarily be based on Lamotte's study where he gathered various relevant scriptural sources in formulating the system. In order to investigate fully how this Buddhist hermeneutic guidelines functions, the present study will apply the Four Reliances to a passage from the Daśabhūmika Sūtra.

Journal of Indian Philosophy, 2009