A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya

by Roberta Pamio | 2021 | 71,952 words

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Summary: This essay studies the concept of perception in the context of Buddhism compared to Nyaya (a system of Hindu philosophy). The aim of this thesis is to study the facts and arguments about the Buddhist theory of perception and its concerned doctrines while investigating the history of Buddhist epistemology (the nature of knowledge). The Nyaya school of philosophy primarily deals with epistemology and considers the help of valid knowledge an essential tool for attaining the ultimate goal of life (i.e., liberation).

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Acknowledgements

. Indian and Buddhist Epistemology: an Introduction

. Aims and scope of the Study

. Review of Literature

. Research Methodology

. Chapterization

+ Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge

. 1.1. The Nature of Knowledge

. 1.2. The Nyāya View

. 1.3. The Buddhist View

. 2. The Nature of Pramāṇa

. 3. The test of the Truth of Knowledge

. 4. Criticism of the Theories of Truth

. 5. Theory of Error/Illusion

. 6. Nature of Illusion

. 7. The Sources of Valid Knowledge

+ Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy

. 1. The concept of Reality in Early Buddhism

. 2. The concept of Reality in the Four Buddhist Schools

. 3.1. The Vaibhāṣika and the Sautrāntika School (Introduction)

. 3.2. Epistemology of Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika

. 4.1. The Mādhyamika and the Yogācāra School (Introduction)

. 4.2. The Two Truths

. 4.3. Types of Consciousness

. 4.4. Forms of Knowledge

+ Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception

. 1. Definition of Perception

. 2. Vasubandhu and His Works

. 3. Ācārya Diṅnāga and His works

. 4. Ācārya Dharmakīrti and His Works

. 5.1. Vasubandhu’s definition of Perception

. 5.2. Diṅnāga’s definition of Perception

. 5.3. Dharmakīrti’s Definition of Perception

. 6.1. Object of Perception

. 6.2. The Meaning of Kalpanā

. 7. Classification of Perception (Introduction)

. 7.1. Sense Perception (Indriya Pratyakṣa)

. 7.2. Mental Perception (Manasa Pratyakṣa)

. 7.3. Self-cognition (svasaṃvedana)

. 7.4. Yogic Perception (Yogi Pratyakṣa)

+ Chapter 4 - The Nyāya Theory of Perception

. 1. Nyāya: A Brief Introduction

. 2.1. Perception according to Gautama

. 2.2. Perception according to Vātsyāyana

. 2.3. Perception according to Uddyotakara

. 2.4. Perception according to Vācaspati Miśra

. 2.5. Perception according to Jayanta Bhaṭṭa

. 3.1. Perception according to Gaṅgeśa

. 3.2. Perception according to Viśvanātha

. 3.3. Perception according to Bhāsarvajña

. 3.4. Perception according to others

. 4. Kinds of Perception according to Naiyāyikas

. 5.1. Perception of the Universals

. 5.2. Perception of Abhāva

. 5.3. Perception of Cognition

+ Chapter 5 - Perception: A Comparative Study

. 1. Introduction: Historical overview

. 2. Comparative study on Perception

. 3. Determinate Perception (Savikalpaka Pratyakṣa)

. 4. The impact of Buddhist Logic on the Nyāya Theory of Perception

. 5. History of the Indian views on Nature of Pratyakṣa

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