Vadavidhi And Vadavidhana Of Vasubandhu

Author(s): H R Rangaswamy Iyengar
Publisher: H R Rangaswamy Iyengar

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Very little is known about the “Vādavidhānatīkā.” It can be inferred from its title that it is the commentary of the
mūla' or the original text, “Vādavidhāna." Udyotakara makes a casual reference to it when he refutes the definitions of Pakşa’ according to Dinnāga and Vasubandhu. 'The definition of Pakṣa is not essential to Dinnāga, since according to him, the statement of Pakṣa i.e., 'pratijñā' does not form an integral part of his syllogism. Yet, following others, he defines it in his “Nyāyamukha" and "Pramāṇasamuccaya.” It is defined in the " Nyāyamukha?" as "atsiraafcha: 987: faggryffartenia: ” to which Udyotakara refers and which is considered as a definition of Bhadanta or Dinnāga by Vācaspati. In the “Pramāṇasamuccaya "" it is defined as "Abecada Faulhe: 927&CATETTATeffaccrna:." Vasubandhu, too, seems to have defined it in one of his works, as "aiutinresef: ” and in another as “ent a: ArufaafAT: The main contention is whether the qualifying word " Falcon should form an integral part of the definition. We know from Dinnāga that the former definition of Vasubandhu belongs to the “Vādavidhi." The latter definition is ascribed to Vasubandhu
NV. p. 117.
*NV. p. 116. Cf. PVT. p. 443. auge aruncat sprea: 987: विरुवार्थानिराकृतः इति पक्षलक्षणे।
Cf. NP (Nyāyapravesa). ag 92: gfaat aaff afcarifastoufafersagt स्वयं साध्यत्वेनेप्सितः । प्रत्यक्षायनिराकृत इति वाक्यशेषः ।
PS.-ran gi no bo kho ha bstān bdag hdod ran gi chos lan la mion sum don dar rjesdpag dan yid ches grays pas ma bsal pah 1
स्वरूपेणैव निर्देश्यः स्वयमिष्टः सर्मिणि । प्रत्यक्षार्थानुमानेन चाप्तवाचाऽनिरा. 671: 11
Cf. PVT.-P. 424.