Bhavivikta (c. 520-580 AD) was an Indian commentator and logician of the Nyaya School. He is mentioned by the Buddhist writer Santaraksita as one of the major rivals of Dharmakirti.[1] He is said to have written a commentary on a Nyayabhasya, presumably Vatsyayana’s.
Views
editThe views which are attributed to him by Santaraksita are the following:[2][3]
- Since the ego-making faculty (ahamkara) is self-cognizable, the self is perceptible and can be proved thereby.
- We can sometimes perceive substances without their qualities, e.g., in a shady place.
- There is a distinct category of universals. Universals are the causes of names and concepts, and they are spoken about and known in a different way from individuals.
- A view on perception.
- The "reaffirmation" (upanaya) is an indispensable member of the inference pattern.
- A view on the prakaranasama fallacy.
References
edit- ^ Solomon, Esther A. (2020-05-18). Trilocana — A Forgotten Naiyāyika. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112320945-093/html. ISBN 978-3-11-232094-5.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies.
- ^ 邦男, 菱田 (1976). "On "samanya" introduced in the Tattvasamgraha". 印度學佛教學研究. 25 (1): 499–494. doi:10.4259/ibk.25.499.