Vādavidhi
Vādavidhi ("Method for Argumentation") is a work on logic by Vasubandhu that is said to mark the beginning of Indian formal logic.[1]
The Method for Argumentation "has not survived as an integral text in any language ... but it has been frequently quoted in Dignāga's Pramāṇasamuccaya and Jinendrabuddhi's Pramāṇasamuccayaṭikā, both of which are extant in Tibetan translations."[2] All available fragments of the Method for Argumentation quoted in those texts have been collected and arranged by Erich Frauwallner in the text Vasubandhu's Vādavidhih (1957).[2]
According to Stefan Anacker, the title, "Method for Argumentation", indicates that Vasubandhu's concern with logic was primarily motivated by the wish to mold formally flawless arguments, and is thus a result of his interest in philosophical debate.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anacker 2005, p. 31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anacker 2005, p. 36.
Sources
Anacker, Stefan (2005), Seven Works of Vasubandhu: The Buddhist Psychological Doctor, Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass. Archive version
External links
- Vāda-vidhi, Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia