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|bio=Dharmottara. (T . Chos mchog) (fl. eighth century). Indian author of a number of works on pramāṇa, the most important of which are his detailed commentary on Dharmakīrti's ''Pramāṇaviniścaya'' and a shorter commentary on his ''Nyāyabindu''. A Contemporary or Student of Prajñākaragupta, Dharmottara
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was influential in the transmission of pramāņa (T . tshad ma) studies in Tibet. Rngog Blo ldan shes rab's translation of Dharmakīrti's ''Pramāṇaviniścaya'' and ''Nyāyabindu'' into Tibetan together with Dharmottara's commentaries and his own explanations laid the foundations for the study of pramāṇa in
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Gsang phu ne'u thog monastery. This importance continued unchallenged until Sa skya Paņḍita's detailed explanation of Dharmakīrti's ideas based on all his seven major works, particularly his ''Pramāṇavārttika'', opened up a competing tradition of explanation. (Source: "Dharmottara." In ''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'', 254. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.)
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 22 January 2024

Dharmottara on the DRL

ཆོས་མཆོག་
Wylie chos mchog
Romanized Sanskrit Dharmottara
English Phonetics Dharmottara
Sort Name Dharmottara
Dates
Birth:   fl. eighth century


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Dharmottara. (T . Chos mchog) (fl. eighth century). Indian author of a number of works on pramāṇa, the most important of which are his detailed commentary on Dharmakīrti's Pramāṇaviniścaya and a shorter commentary on his Nyāyabindu. A Contemporary or Student of Prajñākaragupta, Dharmottara was influential in the transmission of pramāņa (T . tshad ma) studies in Tibet. Rngog Blo ldan shes rab's translation of Dharmakīrti's Pramāṇaviniścaya and Nyāyabindu into Tibetan together with Dharmottara's commentaries and his own explanations laid the foundations for the study of pramāṇa in Gsang phu ne'u thog monastery. This importance continued unchallenged until Sa skya Paņḍita's detailed explanation of Dharmakīrti's ideas based on all his seven major works, particularly his Pramāṇavārttika, opened up a competing tradition of explanation. (Source: "Dharmottara." In The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, 254. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.)

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