An Unpublished Commentary on the Ratnatrayaparīkṣā by the Saiddhāntika Master Śrīkaṇṭhasūri

11.05.2018 15:15 - 16:45

Francesco Sferra | Dipartimento Asia Africa e Mediterraneo, Università degli Studi die Napoli "L‘ Orientale"

The multi-text manuscript Orlas P 269 kept in the Oriental Library of Mysore contains an unpublished anonymous commentary on the Ratnatrayaparīkṣā by the Saiddhāntika master Śrīkaṇṭhasūri. After a brief description of the manuscript and its content, the lecture will focus on some topics dealt with in the commentary, in particular the criticism of other Śaiva (advaita) points of view and some philosophical arguments connected with the arising of determined knowledge.

Organiser:
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Location:
Seminarraum 1,Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde, AAKH, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien