ARTHAKRIYĀ: THE CRITERION FOR REALITY?

Date of Submission: March 12, 2021, Revised: April 25, 2021, Accepted: May 10, 2021, CrossRef D.O.I: https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v2021n1.2021.1-8

Authors

  • Dr. Reetu Jaiswal Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, India.

Abstract

This paper will be discussing the debate concerning the views of Dignāga, Dharmakīrti and Mokṣākaragupta. The views of Buddhist scholars have been challenged by Naiyāyikās and this paper shows how in the development of epistemological positions of Buddhist scholars, they have tried to answer the questions raised by the realists and yet maintained the fundamental principle of momentariness in their views. In this epistemological development, this paper will deal with the exposition of the nature of perception and reality while explaining what role arthakriyā plays in this discussion.

Keywords:

Real, Cognition, Buddhism, Nyāya, Arthakriyā, Perception

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