Dignaga's Theory of Perception: Between Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary

dc.contributor.advisor	Shaw, Jay
dc.contributor.author	Iseki, Atsushi
dc.date.accessioned	2010-11-01T02:39:46Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T20:07:16Z
dc.date.available	2010-11-01T02:39:46Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T20:07:16Z
dc.date.copyright	2006
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/22543
dc.description.abstract	This thesis is about the theory of perception propounded by Dignaga, a Buddhist thinker in India, in the medieval era (circa A.D. 480-5401). He defines perception as "cognition free from conceptual construction." To figure out how this statement should be understood is our main task. My main thesis is this: In Dignaga's theory, perception is primarily the concept-free state of mind obtained by some effort, quite likely a meditative one, based on an idealistic view of reality.	en_NZ
dc.format	pdf	en_NZ
dc.language	en_NZ
dc.language.iso	en_NZ
dc.publisher	Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
dc.subject	Buddhism	en_NZ
dc.subject	Perception	en_NZ
dc.subject	Dignaga	en_NZ
dc.title	Dignaga's Theory of Perception: Between Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary	en_NZ
dc.type	Text	en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit	School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies	en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw	Awarded Research Masters Thesis	en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline	Philosophy	en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor	Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en_NZ
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts	en_NZ

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