佛教教義=Buddhist Doctrines=Buddhist Teachings; Cultural Studies; Literature; Religion; Classical
摘要
For over two millennia, language has been one of the prime concerns in nearly all philosophical systems of India: Grammar, Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Jaina and Bauddha which, in turn, not only have shaped the Indian perception of vak, but also constitute the essential background to study the major concerns of language that have been taken up in the subsequent phases of philosophical-linguistic developments. Rajnish Mishras book offers a fresh, in-depth exposition of the Buddhist theory of meaning (apohavada) against this stupendous backdrop of Indian linguistic thought and also tries to show how this time-honoured theory is positioned vis-a-vis the current issues and assumptions in language. Surveying the evolution of apoha across the ages specially in its four kindred perspectives, viz, the Abhidharmika, the Sautrantika, the Yogacara and the Madhyamika schools of Buddhist philosophy, the author sets out, on its basis, a cognitive-epistemological model for literary analysis and illustrates as well the applicational aspects of this model with meticulous analysis of Wordsworths poetic masterpiece, Tintern Abbey. Based, as it is, on wide-ranging primary sources, including the Buddhist philosophical-epistemological texts in Sanskrit, the book sheds altogether new light on the Buddhist theory of meaning and, simultaneously, argues against the fallacies that have cropped up around its latter-day interpretations. A work of specific contemporary relevance to the ongoing post-structuralist debates, the book also carries a comprehensive, highly valuable cross-referential glossary of conceptual Sanskrit terms.
目次
Preface The Shastra Group at Jawaharlal Nehru University — An Introduction Objectives of Shastra Group Transliteration Chart Abbreviations Introduction 1. Philosophy of Language and Competing Indian Theories of Meaning Description of Linguistic Elements The Metaphysics of Language Mimamsa Theory of Meaning Abhihitanvayavada Anvitabhidhanavada Nyaya Theory of Meaning Jaina Theory of Meaning Buddhist Theory of Meaning 2. Reality, Cognition and Expression in Buddhist Thought Vaibhashika System Sautrantika School Yogacara-Vijnanavada School Madhyamika School 3. Buddhist Theory of Meaning (Apohavada) Bhamaha: (Text: Kavyalamkara Chapter Vi) Kumarilabhatta (Text Shlokavarttika/Section on Apohavada) Uddyotakara (Text: Nyaya Varttikam) Vacaspati Mishra (Text: Nyaya Varttika Tatparya Tika) 4. Meaning and Literary Analysis: An Example Study of Tintern Abbey Alaya-Vijnana and Wordsworths Tintern Abbey Alaya-Vijnana (Store-House Consciousness) Mana/Klishta Manovijnana (Conceptual Domain of Intellection) Reading of Wordsworths Tintern Abbey in Buddhist Epistemology Constitution of Meaning in Tintern Abbey an Example Analysis in Buddhist Theory of Meaning Lexical 5. Conclusion A Glossary of Conceptual Sanskrit Terms Bibliography Index
