Studies on Bhartṛhari and the Pratyabhijñā: The Case of svasaṃvedana

The article addresses a critical problem in the history of South Asian philosophy, namely the nature of the ‘knowledge of knowledge’ (svasaṃvedana). In particular, it investigates how the Śaiva tantric school of the Pratyabhijñā (10th–11th c. CE) used the notion as an argument against the Buddhists’...

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Main Author: Marco Ferrante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/8/145