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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doaj-62a82d4f62394e92bb1e9e191ec74acb2020-11-24T23:23:52ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442017-08-018814510.3390/rel8080145rel8080145Studies on Bhartṛhari and the Pratyabhijñā: The Case of svasaṃvedanaMarco Ferrante0Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Hollandstraße 11–13, 1020 Vienna, AustriaThe 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’ ideas on the nature of the self. The paper then considers the possibility that the source of the Śaivas’ discussion was the work of the philosopher/grammarian Bhartṛhari (5th c. CE).https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/8/145PratyabhijñāBhartṛhariBuddhist philosophysoteriologyIndian philosophyepistemologyontologyTantrismHinduismHindu philosophy |
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Studies on Bhartṛhari and the Pratyabhijñā: The Case of svasaṃvedana |
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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’ ideas on the nature of the self. The paper then considers the possibility that the source of the Śaivas’ discussion was the work of the philosopher/grammarian Bhartṛhari (5th c. CE). |
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Pratyabhijñā Bhartṛhari Buddhist philosophy soteriology Indian philosophy epistemology ontology Tantrism Hinduism Hindu philosophy |
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