Abstract
In the *Vajracchedikāṭīkā, while commenting on a specific passage of the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā, Kamalaśīla presents a refutation of the Self (ātman). As is well known, the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā is one of the most important sūtras of the Buddhist Mahāyāna tradition and concerns the correct practice for those who proceed in the path of a Bodhisattva. In this article, I shall analyze a portion of Kamalaśīla’s refutation, based on a new critical edition and English translation of the *Vajracchedikāṭīkā. I will show how he takes the opportunity, while commenting on scriptures, to combine logic/epistemology and soteriology. He does this by including philosophical arguments in his explanation of the cultivation of insight, and accordingly within the spiritual path of a Bodhisattva. In the process, I shall also investigate sources containing disputes between Buddhists and Naiyāyikas (as well as Vaiśeṣikas) regarding the Self. These are evidently the background of Kamalaśīla’s refutation. In particular, he defends the so-called Buddhist non-apprehension argument against Uddyotakara’s doctrine of the perceptibility of the Self.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Special Issue: Kamalaśīla and His Place in the Intellectual History of Buddhism: Introduction
- Aufsätze – Articles – Articles
- What Is the Tattvasaṅgraha About? Kamalaśīla on the Fourteen Qualifiers of the pratītyasamutpāda
- On Verbal Cognition: Śāntarakṣita’s and Kamalaśīla’s Treatment of vivakṣā
- On the Omniscience of the Buddha and aśeṣajñāna as Discussed in the Final Chapter of the Tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā
- The Vajracchedikā, the Self, and the Path. Kamalaśīla on Logic and Scriptures
- Kamalaśīla’s “Middle Way” (madhyamā pratipad) and His Theory of Spiritual Cultivation: A Study with a Special Focus on the Fourteenth Chapter of the Avikalpapraveśadhāraṇīṭīkā
- Kamalaśı̄la’s Interpretation and Philosophy of the Middle Way
- Kamalaśīla’s Views on Dependent Origination
- The Compatible and the Comparable – Searching for Doctrinal Sharedness between Kamalaśīla and Northern Chan
- Where Did Kamalaśīla Compose His Works, and Does It Even Matter? Reflections on the Activities of Indian Scholars in Imperial Tibet
- Rezensionen – Comptes Rendus – Book Reviews
- Bauer, Thomas: A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam
- Toleranz in transkultureller Perspektive
- Alexander Jabbari: The Making of Persianate Modernity. Language and Literary History between Iran and India
- Rechenschaftsbericht 2022
- Rechenschaftsbericht 2022
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Special Issue: Kamalaśīla and His Place in the Intellectual History of Buddhism: Introduction
- Aufsätze – Articles – Articles
- What Is the Tattvasaṅgraha About? Kamalaśīla on the Fourteen Qualifiers of the pratītyasamutpāda
- On Verbal Cognition: Śāntarakṣita’s and Kamalaśīla’s Treatment of vivakṣā
- On the Omniscience of the Buddha and aśeṣajñāna as Discussed in the Final Chapter of the Tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā
- The Vajracchedikā, the Self, and the Path. Kamalaśīla on Logic and Scriptures
- Kamalaśīla’s “Middle Way” (madhyamā pratipad) and His Theory of Spiritual Cultivation: A Study with a Special Focus on the Fourteenth Chapter of the Avikalpapraveśadhāraṇīṭīkā
- Kamalaśı̄la’s Interpretation and Philosophy of the Middle Way
- Kamalaśīla’s Views on Dependent Origination
- The Compatible and the Comparable – Searching for Doctrinal Sharedness between Kamalaśīla and Northern Chan
- Where Did Kamalaśīla Compose His Works, and Does It Even Matter? Reflections on the Activities of Indian Scholars in Imperial Tibet
- Rezensionen – Comptes Rendus – Book Reviews
- Bauer, Thomas: A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam
- Toleranz in transkultureller Perspektive
- Alexander Jabbari: The Making of Persianate Modernity. Language and Literary History between Iran and India
- Rechenschaftsbericht 2022
- Rechenschaftsbericht 2022