DHARMAKIRTI'S COMMENTARY ON VALID COGNITION
《釋量論》
Pramānavārttika
Pramānavārttika (Sanskrit: प्रमाणवार्त्तिक, Tibetan: ཚད་མ་རྣམ་འགྲེལ། Tshad-ma rnam-'grel) is authored by the great Indian logician Dharmakīrti. It is also known as the Extensive Commentary on the Verses of Valid Cognition. Together with Dharmakīrti's six other works on logic, they are collectively known as the "Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition."
This text is a commentary on Dignāga's Pramāṇasamuccaya (Compendium of Valid Cognition), who was the founder of the New School of Buddhist Logic. The work condenses the six chapters of the Pramāṇasamuccaya into four chapters:
1. Svārthānumāna (Self-directed Inference) Chapter: Also known as the Chapter on Inference for Oneself, it explains the conditions required for the generation of inferential cognition by the proponent, such as the "correct reason" (hetu).
2. Pramāṇasiddhi (Establishment of Valid Cognition) Chapter: Also known as the Chapter on Establishing the Authority of Valid Persons, it explains the meaning of the homage verses in the Pramāṇasamuccaya and establishes the Buddha as an authoritative person (pramāṇapuruṣa).
3. Pratyakṣa (Direct Perception) Chapter: Explains the definition and different types of direct perception, as well as pseudo-direct perception.
4. Parārthānumāna (Other-directed Inference) Chapter: Also known as the Chapter on Inference for Others, it extensively explains the successes and failures of logical reasons and clarifies the methods for generating inferential understanding in others.
This text is one of the required courses in the curriculum of the Gelug school (Yellow Hat sect) of Tibetan Buddhism.
釋量論簡介
梵名 Pramāna-vārttika，西藏名 Tshad-marnam-hgrel。印度因明大論師法稱著。又稱廣釋量論本頌。與法稱其他六部因明著作並稱「因明七論」。本書係針對新因明之創倡者陳那「集量論」而作之注釋書，全書將集量論所說之六品賅攝為四品，即：(一)為自比量品，又稱自義比量品，闡述立論者本人引生「比量智」所須具備之條件，如「正因」等。(二)成量品，又稱成立量士夫品，闡述集量論中「歸敬頌」之義，成立如來為量士夫之理。(三)現量品，闡述「現量」之定義、差別以及「似現量」等。(四)為他比量品，又稱他義比品，廣釋能立因之得失，闡明使他人引生比量智之方便。為西藏格魯派（黃教）學制規定必修課程之一。 (出自佛光大辭典)
