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Bhoja’s comments on Adhyeyam–a Guest Post by Satyanarayana Hegde
In the second pariccheda of Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇālaṅkāra (1025 CE) titled śabdālaṅkāravivecanam, Bhoja defines at 2.138 the śabdālaṅkāra Adhyeyam (Śarmā and Paṇśīkar 1934:304): yadvidhau ca niṣedhe ca vyutpattereva kāraṇam tadadhyeyam vidustena lokayātrā pravartate Bhoja at Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇālaṅkāra 2.139 divides Adhyeyam into six subtypes-kāvya, Continue reading Bhoja’s comments on Adhyeyam–a Guest Post by Satyanarayana Hegde
New issue of Philosophy East and West (67.1, January 2017)
This issue is pretty light on Indian philosophy, as its theme is “Joseph Chan’s Confucian Perfectionism.” But it does feature Chris Framarin’s article “Renunciation, Pleasure, and the Good Life in the Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads” and David Nowakowski’s review of Rethinking the Buddha: Continue reading New issue of Philosophy East and West (67.1, January 2017)
Interpretation vs. Explication I: background (Truth and Objectivity)
Happy belated Solstice to all! I hope everyone is having a good holiday. Thanks to Elisa Freschi and Malcolm Keating for prompting me to post about interpretation and explication. The distinction between interpretation and explication to my knowledge has not Continue reading Interpretation vs. Explication I: background (Truth and Objectivity)
Available books for review for Philosophy East and West
I have a backlog of books for review for Philosophy East and West. If you are interested in writing a review for any of the books below, please contact me through my email address. If we don’t know each other, Continue reading Available books for review for Philosophy East and West
Nīti and the two ways of “using” texts
On Sunday I was reading Sundarapāṇḍya’s Nītidviṣaṣṭika, an interesting collection of āryā verses on the subject of nīti (something like: how to act in the world), and later on caught up (very belatedly) on part of the debate occasioned by Continue reading Nīti and the two ways of “using” texts
Assistant or Associate Professor of Buddhist Philosophy, UNM
It looks like no one has yet announced the following job opening on the blog: Posting Number: 0835837 Position Title: Open Rank Appointment Type:Definition Faculty – Open Rank Working Title (if applicable): Assistant or Associate Professor Department Philosophy Department Salary Continue reading Assistant or Associate Professor of Buddhist Philosophy, UNM
Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies and the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation have announced a series of fellowships for scholars at all levels from dissertation research to senior-level scholars, and grants to help endow new faculty chairs in Buddhist studies. Continue reading Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
Contrasting Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Buddhist Explanations of Attention
In a previous blog (August 2014, ‘Second Day at the IABS: Pramāṇavāda’), Elisa kindly gave a summary of the paper I gave on ‘Contrasting Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Buddhist Explanations of Attention’ at the Vienna IABS conference. I’ve written up the paper Continue reading Contrasting Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Buddhist Explanations of Attention
New issue of Journal of Indian Philosophy
Volume 44, Issue 4, September 2016 Please use this link to see the full contents.