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*Dharmakirti himself wrote a long commentary on the first chapter. It is known as the ''Svopajñaṛtti'', or ''Svavṛtti'' (Wyl. ''rang <nowiki>'</nowiki>grel'') | *Dharmakirti himself wrote a long commentary on the first chapter. It is known as the ''Svopajñaṛtti'', or ''Svavṛtti'' (Wyl. ''rang <nowiki>'</nowiki>grel'') | ||
*[[Devendrabuddhi]], ''Pramāṇavārttikapañjikā'' (''tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel pa'') | *[[Devendrabuddhi]], ''Pramāṇavārttikapañjikā'' (''tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel pa'') | ||
*[[Prajnakaragupta]], '' | *[[Prajnakaragupta]], ''Pramāṇavārttikālaṅkāra'' (''tshad ma rnam 'grel gyi rgyan'') | ||
*[[Shakyabuddhi]], ''Pramāṇavārttikaṭīkā'' (''tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel bshad'') | *[[Shakyabuddhi]], ''Pramāṇavārttikaṭīkā'' (''tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel bshad'') | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 7 June 2009
Commentary on Valid Cognition (Skt. Pramāṇavārttika; Wyl. tshad ma rnam ' grel) — Dharmakirti's main treatise on pramana, the most important of his Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition.
Outline
It has four chapters:
- Inference (rang don rjes su dpag pa)
- Valid cognition (tshad ma grub pa)
- Sense perception (mngon sum)
- Logic (gzhan gyi don)
Commentaries
Indian
- Dharmakirti himself wrote a long commentary on the first chapter. It is known as the Svopajñaṛtti, or Svavṛtti (Wyl. rang 'grel)
- Devendrabuddhi, Pramāṇavārttikapañjikā (tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel pa)
- Prajnakaragupta, Pramāṇavārttikālaṅkāra (tshad ma rnam 'grel gyi rgyan)
- Shakyabuddhi, Pramāṇavārttikaṭīkā (tshad ma rnam 'grel kyi 'grel bshad)
Tibetan
- Khedrup Jé, tshad ma rnam 'grel gyi tIk chen rigs pa'i rgya mtsho and tshad ma rnam 'grel gyi tIk chung rigs pa'i snye ma
- Mipham Rinpoche, tshad ma rnam 'grel gyi gzhung gsal bor bshad pa legs bshad snang ba'i gter
Translations
The controversial scholar Gendün Chöpel apparently translated the text into English, but sadly this work has been lost.
Further Reading
- John D. Dunne, Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy, Wisdom Publications, 2004
- Tillemans, Tom J.F.: "Dharmakīrti's Pramāṇavārttika. An annotated translation of the fourth chapter (parārthānumāna). Volume 1 (k. 1-148)". Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Klasse der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 675. Band. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Vienna) 2000