Is Our Perception Word-stained? The Analysis of Prameya-kamala-mārtaṇḍa 1.3. and 1.10
Is Our Perception Word-stained? The Analysis of Prameya-kamala-mārtaṇḍa 1.3. and 1.10
Author(s): Małgorzata GlinickaSubject(s): Non-European Philosophy, Epistemology, Aesthetics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Prabhācandra; Bhartrhari; śabda; pratyaksa; adhyaksa; locanâvijñāna; vāg-rūpatā;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse Prabhācandra’s treatise in Sanskrit entitled Prameya-kamala-mārtaṇḍa 1.3. and 1.10, one of the main Jain philosophical texts (11th c. CE), in order to investigate the author’s view on the relation between sensory and verbal cognition. Prabhācandra refers to the thought of Bhartrhari (5th c. CE), pioneer of the Indian philosophy of language, who formulated his original vision of the role of language in cognitive processes, as well as to the proponents of the monistic standpoint, who are considered to be his followers. The translation and interpretation of PKM’s passages are crucial to find an answer to the following questions: Is language for Prabhācandra necessary to make cognition complete? or: Are there any intersecting spheres of these two kinds of cognitions?
Journal: Folia Philosophica
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 145-168
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
