{"product_id":"recollection-recognition-and-reasoning-a-study-in-the-jaina-theory-of-paroksa-pramana","title":"Recollection, Recognition and Reasoning: A Study in The Jaina Theory of Paroksa Pramana","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"105\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"105\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"171\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"171\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"120\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e S. S. Antarkar, P. P. Gokhale, Meenal Katarnikar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"188\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"256\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170309352\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"310\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"304\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"335\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"335\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 cm x 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"383\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 490 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"397\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eThis scholarly volume offers an in-depth exploration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eJaina epistemology\u003c\/strong\u003e, blending rigorous classical analysis with modern philosophical insight. The book begins with a detailed preface defining the concept of \u003cstrong data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eepistemology\u003c\/strong\u003e—the science of knowledge—both from Western and Indian philosophical traditions, introducing key Sanskrit terms like \u003cem data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"779\"\u003ejñāna\u003c\/em\u003e (cognition), \u003cem data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"802\"\u003epramāṇa\u003c\/em\u003e (means of valid cognition), and \u003cem data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"851\"\u003eviparīta jñāna\u003c\/em\u003e (false cognition).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1375\"\u003eCentral to the book is the study of how \u003cstrong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eIndian systems of philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly \u003cstrong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eJainism\u003c\/strong\u003e, classify and define various sources of knowledge. A unique contribution is the inclusion of translated passages from \u003cem data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003ePrameyakamalamārtaṇḍa\u003c\/em\u003e, which elaborates the dichotomy of direct (\u003cem data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003epratyakṣa\u003c\/em\u003e) and indirect (\u003cem data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eparokṣa\u003c\/em\u003e) cognition, and outlines five kinds of indirect cognition: memory (\u003cem data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1267\"\u003esmṛti\u003c\/em\u003e), recognition (\u003cem data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003epratyabhijñā\u003c\/em\u003e), reasoning (\u003cem data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003etarka\u003c\/em\u003e), inference (\u003cem data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003eanumāna\u003c\/em\u003e), and verbal testimony (\u003cem data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eāgama\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003eThe book also traces the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003eevolution of Jaina epistemological thought\u003c\/strong\u003e through three key stages:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003eAgamic Period\u003c\/strong\u003e (6th century BCE to 1st century CE)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1563\"\u003ePhilosophical Period\u003c\/strong\u003e (1st to 8th century CE)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003eLogical\/Critical Period\u003c\/strong\u003e (8th century CE onward)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"2045\"\u003eMajor thinkers like \u003cstrong data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eUmasvati\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003eSiddhasena Divākara\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1723\"\u003eAkalanka\u003c\/strong\u003e are discussed in detail, highlighting their contributions to the definition and classification of \u003cem data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1832\"\u003epramāṇas\u003c\/em\u003e. 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