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Article: Buddhist Theory of Perception.(Review)

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Buddhist Theory of Perception. By C. S. VYAS. New Delhi: NAVRANG, 1991. Pp. ix + 177. $18.

The present book has the subtitle: "with special reference to Pramana-varttika of Dharmakirti." In the preface (p. v) and in a section in chapter 2 (p. 19), the author claims that the present work is an attempt to explore the doctrines of the Dignanga-Dharmakirti school in the light of the pramana-varttika (PV) and its commentaries. It, however, does not seem that the author was well prepared for making such an attempt.

It is unfortunate that the author is not well informed on important achievements in the field of Dharmakirti studies published from the 1960s ...

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