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Part One: Critical Edition of Ślokavārttika, Apohavāda Chapter (Kei Kataoka) | Introduction | Sanskrit Synopsis | Ślokavārttika, Apohavāda Chapter | Part Two: Annotated Translation of Ślokavārttika, Apohavāda Chapter (Kei Kataoka and John Taber) | Part Three: Interpretive Essays | John Taber: The Place of the Apohavāda Chapter in the Early Debate About Apoha: Dignāga, Uddyotakara, Kumārila, and Dharmakīrti | Kei Kataoka: How Successful Is Kumārila’s Criticism of Dignāga? | Abbreviations, Bibliography, and Indices

Im Apohavāda-Kapitel seiner Ślokavārttika unternimmt der hinduistische Philosoph Kumārila (7. Jh.) eine Kritik an der buddhistischen Semantik, insbesondere der "Theorie der Sonderung" oder Apohavāda. Nach dieser Theorie, die vom buddhistischen Denker Dignāga eingeführt wurde, bezieht sich ein Wort auf eine "Sonderung von anderen”. Die Theorie war kennzeichnend für die buddhistische Erkenntnistheorie; die Debatte darüber ist exemplarisch für die buddhistisch-brahmanischen Auseinandersetzungen, die die Entwicklung der klassischen indischen Philosophie geprägt haben. Diese englische Übersetzung des Texts basiert auf einer kritischen Ausgabe und wird von einer laufenden Erläuterung, welche die klassischen Kommentare berücksichtigt, begleitet. Hinzu kommen philologische und historische Annotierungen. In the Apohavāda chapter of his Ślokavārttika, the seventh-century Hindu philosopher Kumārila undertakes an exhaustive critique of the distinctive Buddhist theory of meaning, the “theory of exclusion”, or Apohavāda. According to this theory, which was introduced by the sixth-century Buddhist thinker Dignāga, a word refers not to some positive entity such as a universal, but to an “exclusion”. It became one of the core teachings of the Buddhist epistemological tradition. The debate on it is illustrative of the Buddhist-Brahmin disputes that shaped the development of classical Indian philosophy. This translation of Kumārila’s chapter, together with a critical edition, is accompanied by a running explanation based on the classical commentaries and extensive notes.

The Apohavāda Chapter of Kumārila's Ślokavārttika; Critical Edition and Annotated Translation

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Meaning and Non-existence: Kumārila's Refutation of Dignāga's Theory of Exclusion

Introduction Part 1 | Synopsis | Sanskrit Text | Testimonia | Half-verse Index | Bibliography | Preliminaries Part 2 | Contents Part 2 | Introduction Part 2 | Summary | Synopsis | Translation | Bibliography | Index

The present volumes present a critical edition and an annotated translation of the codanasutra section of Kumarila's Mima?sa -Slokavarttika, which is a sub-commentary on Jaiminisutra 1.1.2. Kumarila is commonly regarded as having been one of the most brilliant brahmanical philosophers of the Classical Period in India, a thinker whose ideas influenced almost all later brahmanical thought. Of his works, the Slokavarttika is possibly the most important. Defending the authoritativeness of the Vedic scripture, in the codanasutra section Kumarila discusses theories concerning truth, omniscience, and ritual killing. This section is a rich source of brahmanical thought on philosophical, religious and ethical questions during Kumarila's lifetime and before. The new edition, the first serious attempt at a text-critical study of the Slokavarttika, is based on seven published editions and five manuscripts, as well as readings suggested in commentaries on the text, testimonia of other authors, and parallel passages in Kumarila's other writings. The volumes also include an introduction containing a survey of the conducted research, an investigation into the dates of Kumarila's floruit, his relationship with Dharmakirti and the problem of the B?ha??ika, as well as an analysis of Kumarila's theory of truth. A separate synopsis and summary provide an overview of Kumarila's discussions. Detailed annotations present the background of the views expressed in the verses of the text, together with detailed analyses of Kumarila's ideas. Together, these two volumes provide an extremely valuable contribution to the field of Indian philosophical studies. 

Part 1: A Critical Edition of Mīmāṃsā-Ślokavārttika ad 1.1.2 (Codanāsūtra). Part 2: An Annotated Translation of Mīmāṃsā-Ślokavārttika ad 1.1.2 (Codanāsūtra) 

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Meaning and Non-existence: Kumārila's Refutation of Dignāga's Theory of Exclusion

Kumārila on Truth, Omniscience, and Killing