Harvard Oriental Introduction to Reality: A Study of Śrīgupta's Tattvāvatāravṛtti with a Critical Edition and A, (Hardcover)
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| Management number | 240333075 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$30.00 | Model Number | 240333075 | ||
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<p><i>Introduction to Reality</i> offers the first comprehensive study, critical edition, and annotated English translation of &#346;r&#299;gupta's (c. 7th-8th century) <i>Tattv&#257;vat&#257;rav&#7771;tti.</i> As the earliest known synthesis of N&#257;g&#257;rjuna's Madhyamaka metaphysics with the Dign&#257;ga-Dharmak&#299;rti tradition of logic and epistemology, the <i>Tattv&#257;vat&#257;rav&#7771;tti</i> marks a pivotal moment in the development of Indian Madhyamaka thought. Its central focus is the "neither-one-nor-many argument," later renowned as one of the five great Madhyamaka arguments for emptiness. An analysis of this line of reasoning reveals it to be, at its core, an attack on true unity: &#346;r&#299;gupta rejects the possibility of an intrinsic nature by denying the existence of mereological simples, whether material or immaterial. </p><p>The <i>Tattv&#257;vat&#257;rav&#7771;tti</i> also presents the earliest formulation of an influential threefold criterion for conventional reality, according to which whatever is conventionally real is dependently originated, causally efficacious, and satisfies our ordinary notions of existence and unity only when not subjected to critical analysis. This framework was central to later Madhyamaka-Yog&#257;c&#257;ra syntheses, particularly in the work of &#346;&#257;ntarak&#7779;ita and Kamala&#347;&#299;la. </p><p>&#346;r&#299;gupta's other important philosophical contributions are brought to light, including his case for the non-standard view that certain instances of enlightened cognition are necessarily both conceptual and veridical, challenging the widespread assumption in Buddhist thought that conceptually mediated cognition is invariably erroneous.</p>
- Harvard Oriental Introduction to Reality: A Study of Śrīgupta's Tattvāvatāravṛtti with a Critical Edition and A, (Hardcover)
- Author: Harvard University Press
- ISBN: 9780674305571
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2026-09-15
- Page Count: 238
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Political & Social Sciences |
| Publication date | September, 2026 |
| Pages | 238 |
| Subgenre | Buddhist |
| Series title | Harvard Oriental |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Original languages | English |
| Translator | Allison Aitken |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Editor | Allison Aitken |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.00 x 6.00 x 9.00 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.25 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Philosophy |
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