Naturalistic Tradition in Indian Thought
Naturalistic Tradition in Indian Thought

Author: Dale Maurice Riepe

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9788120812932

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The work sketches the main outlines of Indian naturalism as it appears in both systematic and unsystematic speculation before its decline in the Indian Middle Ages, which began around the time of Muhammed.

Fragments from Dinnaga
Fragments from Dinnaga

Author: Herbert Nial Randle

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9788120829800

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This treatise, originally written as part of a study of logic in the Early Schools, contains seventeen fragments attributed to Dinnaga by Vacaspati Misra as also confirmed by the Tibetan version of the Pramana-samuccaya, the authorship of which is also attributed to Dinnaga. The fragments constitute the Sanskrit text transliterated in Roman script, translated and annotated into English. The text deals with the various topics of logic such as Perception, Inference, Valid Testimony, Analogy, Apoha etc. The book covers two appendices: (1) Dinnaga and Prasastapada. (2) Summary of Buddhist logical doctrine. It is documented with Preface, Bibliography, Abbreviations and Index.