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Hetucakranirnaya Translation

By Durgacharan Chatterji

Vol. 9 · No. 2June - 1933pp. 511–514English

Summary

This section presents a translation of portions of the Hetucakranirṇaya, a treatise attributed to Dignāga that classifies types of inference. The translated passages enumerate different categories of hetu (reasons) used in Buddhist logic, giving Sanskrit terms alongside their explanations. For instance, the treatise contrasts nitya (eternal) and anitya (non‑eternal) phenomena, amṛta (immaterial) objects and others, and analyses how these categories function in syllogisms. The translation is accompanied by notes on variant readings from Tibetan and Chinese sources. The author aims to make this technical material accessible to those who do not read Sanskrit, and the translation serves as a companion to earlier articles on Buddhist logic in the journal.

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Conclusion

The translation of the Hetucakranirṇaya enriches the study of Buddhist logic by providing clear definitions of key terms. Making such texts available in English allows a wider audience to engage with the intricacies of Indian logical thought and facilitates comparative research across traditions.

Key passages

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  • “After obzisance 10 the Omniscient {Buddha) who 15 the destroyer ૦ the snares of ignorance, the determination of हैदर with threefold characteristic is pointed out,”
  • “There are two valid. Aefes 10 the middie at the (ભૂ) and (1.૯ in Nos. 2 and 8 of દોટ ¢akra), and two contradictory 4૮5 11 ધોલ middle at the top and the bottom (i.e. in Nos. 4 and 6 of the catra).”
  • “Here ends the treatise of Acirya 02160122. ૧8૦ ‘work is translated (into Tibetan) and given the present form by Pandita Badhisattva of Jahor and Bhikgu Dharmasoka.”

Works cited in this article

  1. Hetucakra—The Wheel of Reasons in the History of Indian Legic, p. 209

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  • Bhikgu Dharmasoka
  • MaBjusrikumarabhata
  • Pandita Badhisattva

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  • Hetucakra
  • Hetucakranirnaya

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  • si.Zhyadharmias

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Vol. 9 · No. 2
417–419A Bodh-Gaya Image InscriptionB. M. Barua420–438Bogle’s Embassy to TibetD. B. Diskalkar439–447Some points regarding the origin of the Licchavis of VaisaliSyamacharan Chakravarty448–460Theory of Riti and Guna in the AgnipuranaPrakash Chandra Lahiri461–469The Puranic Traditions (about earlier homes and migrations of the Indian Aryas)Narayana Tripathi470–490The Study of Ancient Geography (Agni Purana)Jogendra Chandra Ghosh491–498The Eastern CalukyasDhirendra Chandra Ganguly499–502Sources of Buddhist LogicDurgacharan Chatterji503–510The Doctrine of Trirupa HetuDurgacharan Chatterji511–514Hetucakranirnaya TranslationDurgacharan ChatterjiCurrent article515–520The God VarunaArthur Berriedale Keith521–566The Rise of VijayanagaraBhaskar Anand Saletore567–576The Buddhist Manuscripts at GilgitNalinaksha Dutt577–579MISCELLANY - Commentaries on the UttareramacaritaKshitish Chandra Chatterjee580–581A Sloka of BhasaMalati Sen582Origin of Indus Valley ScriptAtul Krishna Sur583Yerragudi Minor Rock ProclamationK. P. Jayaswal584Udayapura-nagaraDineshchandra Sircar585–587Sankhya and Original BuddhismC. A. F. Rhys Davids588–590A New Gupta SculptureDhirendra Chandra Ganguly591–594The Hindu TheatreMano Mohan Ghosh595–596A silver coin of king Prasannamatra, the grandfather of king Maha Sudevaraja of SarabhapurL. P. Pandeya Sharma597Quotations from the KamasutraA. Venkatasubbiah598–615ReviewsNalinaksha Dutt, U. N. Ghoshal, Chintaharan Chakravarti, V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, Jadunath Sarkar616–624Select Contents ?? Oriental Journals625–628Bibliographical Notes

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