- PII
- S004287440003630-8-
- DOI
- 10.31857/S004287440003630-8
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 1
- Pages
- 164-172
- Abstract
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the functional approach in the philosophical systems of Bhartṛhari (5 CE) and Dharmakīrti (7 CE). In Dharmakīrti's works the functional approach is manifested in the concept of arthakriyā. Arthakriyā is introduced in order to justify inference as an instrument of valid knowledge. Somewhat similar to arthakriyā is the concept of activity (vyavahāra) met with occasionally in Bhartṛhari's Vākyapadīya. Yet another parallel to Dharmakīrti's arthakriyā is the general functional approach introduced repeatedly by Bhartṛhari in order to justify mutually exclusive doctrines on account of their agreement with the common usage. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences between vyavahāra and arthakriyā, their role in Bhartṛhari's and Dharmakīrti's philosophical systems and the possible relation of the functional tendencies in Bhartṛhari's linguistic philosophy and the Buddhist Pramāṇavāda.
- Keywords
- Bhartṛhari, Vākyapadīya, Dharmakīrti, arthakriyā, vyavahāra, Indian philosophy, Indian epistemological theories, Indian linguistic philosophy, Buddhist philosophy
- Date of publication
- 19.02.2019
- Year of publication
- 2019
- Number of purchasers
- 89
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- 1019
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