Dignāga's Investigation of the Percept

Douglas Duckworth is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Temple University. Malcolm David Eckel is a Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. Jay L. Garfield is Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities and Head of Studies in Philosophy at Yale-NUS College, Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore, Recurrent Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, Professor of Philosophy at Melbourne University and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the Central University of Tibetan Studies. John Powers is Professor of Asian Studies in the School of Culture, History and Language in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. Yeshes Thabkhas is Professor Emeritus of Indian Buddhist Philosophy at the Central University of Tibetan Studies. Sonam Thakchöe is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy in the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania and Director of the University of Tasmania Buddhist Studies in India Program.

Acknowledgments
The Research Team
Introduction

Part I. Studies and Translations
1. The Subject Matter of Investigation of the Percept: A Tale of Five Commentaries
Malcolm David Eckel, Jay L. Garfield, and John Powers
2. Investigation of the Percept
Dign=aga
3. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept
Dign=aga
4. "To Please Beginners": Vinitdadeva's Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept in its Indian Context
Malcolm David Eckel
5. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept
Vinitadeva
6. Introduction to Ornament for Dign=aga's Thought in Investigation of the Percept
Douglas Duckworth
7. Ornament for Dign=aga's Thought in Investigation of the Percept
Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me
8. Ngawang Dendar's Commentary
John Powers
9. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept
Ngag dbang bstan dar
10. Introduction to Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept
Jay L. Garfield, John Powers, and Sonam Thakchöe
11. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept
Yeshes Thabkhas

Part II. Tibetan Texts
Investigation of the Percept and Its Autocommentary: The Tibetan Texts
12. Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa)
Dign=aga
13. Autocommentary to Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-vrtti)
Dign=aga
14. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept: The Tibetan Text
15. Subcommentary on Investigation of the Percept (Alambana-pariksa-tika)
Vinitadeva
16. Ornament for Dign=aga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text
17. Ornament for Dign=aga's Thought Regarding Investigation of the Percept (dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa phyogs glang dgongs rgyan)
Gung thang dKon mchog bstan pa'i sgron me
18. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept: Tibetan Text
19. Beautiful String of Pearls: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept (dMigs pa brtag pa'i 'grel pa mu tig 'phreng mdzes)
Ngag dbang bstan dar
20. Summary of the Essence: A Commentary on Investigation of the Percept (dMigs brtag 'grel pa snying po bsdus pa)
Yeshes Thabkhas

English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary
Bibliography
Index