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Defining a Meṇḍaka Question in the Questions of Milinda and Its Commentarial Texts
作者 Ooi, Eng Jin (著) ; Schumann, Andrew (著) ; Sirisawad, Natchapol (著)
出處題名 Journal of Indian Philosophy
卷期v.51 n.5
出版日期2023.11
頁次567 - 589
出版者Springer
出版者網址 http://www.springer.com/gp/
出版地Berlin, Germany [柏林, 德國]
資料類型期刊論文=Journal Article
使用語言英文=English
附註項1. Eng Jin Ooi
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

2. Andrew Schumann
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland.

3. Natchapol Sirisawad
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
關鍵詞Menḍaka; Meṇḍakapañha; Milindapañha; Dilemma; Syllogismus cornutus; Logic
摘要The word meṇḍaka, a derivative of meṇḍa (“ram”), is generally translated as “made of the ram” or “about the ram” or “horned.” However, in the Pāli Milindapañha (Questions of Milinda), the word meṇḍakapañha, literally, a question about the ram, is also rendered as a logical conclusion that refutes an imaginary dilemma. Hence, in this treatise, the word meṇḍaka is a special logical term which means an imaginary dilemma that can be logically refuted. This raises the question as to why the word meṇḍaka has come to be associated with this logical technique. To answer this question, this paper examines various aspects of the word and its possible connections to a dilemma and its refutation. The discussion ranges from the meaning of this word in a tale in the Jātaka (Birth Stories), within the contextual usage in a meṇḍaka question, to a relatively recent commentarial text (aṭṭhakathā) which gives a different perspective on the etymology of the word. The Milindapañha is explicit in defining a meṇḍaka question as knotty, hard to penetrate, and difficult to resolve, some of which an opponent puts forth to undermine certain aspects of the Buddhist system. However, the way certain meṇḍaka questions are framed, though not directly stated, seem to utilize the principles of logic in a dilemmatic form of argument. With that, a meṇḍaka question, at least in the Milindapañha, could also mean “a dilemmatic expression put forth by a challenger to undermine an opponent, but which can be logically refuted.”
目次Abstract 567
Introduction 568
Direct Meanings of Meṇḍa 569
Modern Translations of Meṇḍa 570
Meṇḍaka as a Logical Term 572
Logical Scheme of a Meṇḍaka Question 575
The Text and Its Commentaries 581
A Possible Etymological Explanation? 583
Conclusion 584
Abbreviations 584
Appendix: Translation of the Commentary to the Word ‘meṇḍa’ (Milindapañhaaṭṭhakathā) 585
Pāli Text 586
References 587
ISSN00221791 (P); 15730395 (E)
DOI10.1007/s10781-023-09543-7
點閱次數35
建檔日期2024.04.02
更新日期2024.04.15










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