Concept
Pramanavarttika
Overview
The Pramāṇavārttika (Brahmi: 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀯𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀓, Commentary on Valid Cognition; Tib. tshad ma rnam 'grel) is an influential Buddhist text on pramana (valid instruments of knowledge, epistemic criteria), a form of Indian epistemology. The Pramāṇavārttika is the magnum opus of the Indian Buddhist Dharmakirti (floruit 6-7th centuries).
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Philosophers who discussed Pramanavarttika
Related ideas
- Empiricism
- Buddhist logico-epistemology
- Dignāga
- Je Tsongkhapa
- Carvaka
- Vedas
- Karma
- Adi Shankara
- Dharmakirti
- Historical Vedic religion
- Qualia
- Brahmin
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Rebirth (Buddhism)
- Pramana
- Sakya Pandita
- Epistemology
- Prajñakaragupta
- Akalanka
- Śaṅkaranandana
Place in the tradition
Part of Buddhist philosophy.