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The '''Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition''' ([[Wyl.]] ''tshad ma sde bdun'') were written by [[Dharmakīrti]] as commentaries on the works of [[Dignāga]].  
The '''Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition''' (Skt. ''Pramanavartikadisapta-grantha-samgraha''; [[Wyl.]] ''tshad ma sde bdun'') were written by [[Dharmakīrti]] as commentaries on the works of [[Dignāga]].  


# '''[[Commentary on Valid Cognition]]''' (Skt. ''Pramāṇavārttika''; Wyl. ''tshad ma rnam 'grel'')  
# '''[[Commentary on Valid Cognition]]''' (Skt. ''Pramāṇavārttika''; Wyl. ''tshad ma rnam 'grel'')  

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Dharmakīrti

The Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition (Skt. Pramanavartikadisapta-grantha-samgraha; Wyl. tshad ma sde bdun) were written by Dharmakīrti as commentaries on the works of Dignāga.

  1. Commentary on Valid Cognition (Skt. Pramāṇavārttika; Wyl. tshad ma rnam 'grel)
  2. Ascertainment of Valid Cognition (Skt. Pramāṇaviniścaya; Wyl. tshad ma rnam nges)
  3. Drops of Reasoning (Skt. Nyāyabindu; Wyl. rigs thigs)
  4. Drops of Logic (Skt. Hetubindu; Wyl. gtan tshigs thigs pa)
  5. Inquiry into Relations (Skt. Saṃbandhaparīkṣā; Wyl. 'brel ba brtag pa)
  6. Reasoning of Debate (Skt. Vādanyāya; Wyl. rtsod pa'i rigs pa)
  7. Proof of Other Minds (Skt. Saṃtānāntarasiddhi; Wyl. rgyud gzhan grub pa)

Further Reading

  • John D. Dunne, Foundations of Dharmakirti's Philosophy, Wisdom Publications, 2004, p.7 n.12
  • TH. Stcherbatsky, Buddhist Logic Volume 1, p37