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Studies on Bhartṛhari and the Pratyabhijñā: The Case of svasaṃvedana

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: 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).

Source: Religions

DOI: 10.3390/rel8080145

Author: Marco Ferrante

Institution: Austrian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172

Funders: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austrian Science Fund