Studies of the Buddhist Philosophy and Logic occupy a very important place in the modern philosophical world. As the original Buddhist sources, having been destroyed and lost in course of time, are scanty in number, it may prove beneficial to have study of a non-Buddhist treatises like Mimamsa-Sloka-Varttika of Kumarila Bhatta, which contains vast material related to the Buddhist philosophy and logic.
In course of refutation, Kumarila Bhatta, the renowned Mimamsaka and the philosopher of the 7th Cen. A.D., has given a store of information regarding the Buddhist doctrines in his Magnumopus, Mimamsa-Sloka-Varttika. It was, therefore, decided to take up this study. The relevant portions from the Sloka-Varttika have been compiled, classified on well-defined lines, discussed and compared with the original Buddhist sources wherever possible.
It is for the first-time that Kumarila's presentation of the Buddhist-Philosophy in his Sloka-Varttika has been evaluated in a Systematic way, and thus, it may prove to be a new pavement in the modern learning of Indian Philosophy.
Buddhist Philosophy as Presented in Mimamsa Sloka-Varttika, Vijaya Rani, Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd., Hardcover, 325 pages, $22.00
Prof. Vijaya Rani is a learned scholar of Indian Philosophy, specially of the Buddhist Philosophy and Logic. She did her Ph.D. on an abstruse topic related to the Buddhist Philosophy and Bhatta Mimamsa, under the meticulous guidance of Late Prof. D.N. Shastri and Late Prof. S.N.Shastri, both renowned scholars of Indian and Buddhist Philosophy.
She joined the Deptt. of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Kurukshetra University, in 1977. After holding different positions there, she got retired as the Chairperson of the Deptt. Under her profound guidance, more than 20 Ph.D. and 35 M.Phil. students completed their research work on different topics. Besides that, she has attended and presented research papers in several International and National Conferences. She has to her credit, about 40 Research papers & several Scholarly Books on Indian Philosophy.
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