This course is the continuation (Chapter 4) of an in-depth study of Treasury of Valid Cognition and Reasoning, (tshad ma rigs gter) by renowned scholar Sakya Pandita (1182-1251) – an influential work that inaugurated a new period of pramana studies in Tibet by focusing particularly on Dharmakirti’s Pramanavarttika and identifying the errors of earlier Tibetan scholars, especially Chapa Chökyi Senge. We will study Sakya Pandita’s seminal work on the basis of the commentary by Jamyang Loter Wangpo (1847-1914).
In this course, we will continue our study of chapter 4 on “The Investigation of Existence and and ‘Other-Exclusion’” (sgrub pa dang gzhan sel brtag pa). At the end of the semester, we may be able to begin chapter 5 on “Investigation of the Object of Expression and the Means of Expression” (brjod bya dang brjod byed brtag pa).
In this course, we will continue our study of chapter 4 on “The Investigation of Existence and and ‘Other-Exclusion’” (sgrub pa dang gzhan sel brtag pa). At the end of the semester, we may be able to begin chapter 5 on “Investigation of the Object of Expression and the Means of Expression” (brjod bya dang brjod byed brtag pa).
Faculty/Instructor(s): Acharya Lama Kelzang Wangdi