The Ksanabhangasiddhi is a masterpiece of skillful reasoning by the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist philosopher Ratnakirti. This renowned scholar taught at the great Buddhist University of Vikramasila and was a master of almost every classical philosophical school that preceded him.

The present work is informed by centuries of debate between Buddhist advocates of momentariness and archrival Nyaya philosophers who believed that both selves and things endure.

This book is the first published translation of Ratnakirti's proof based on positive correlations, and includes a commentary explaining each step of his reasoning.

Ratnakirti's Proof of Momentariness by Positive Correlation (Ksanabhangasiddhi Anvayatmika): Transliteration, Translation, and Philosophic Commentary; Joel Feldman and Stephen Phillips; American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Wisdom Publications, Hardcover; 208 pages; $39.95

Stephen Phillips (PhD, Philosophy, Harvard) is Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of several books, including Epistemology of Perception (AIBS, 2004); Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy (Columbia, 2009); and Epistemology in Classical India: The Knowledge Sources of the Nyaya School (Routledge, 2015). He specializes in Indian philosophies, world philosophies, and philosophy of religion.

CONTENTS: Ratnakirti's Proof of Momentariness by Positive Correlation
Series Editor's Preface			ix
Author's Preface and Acknowledgements			xv
Part One: Introduction
Introduction			3
	1.	Ratnakirti and the University of Vikramasila	4
	2.	Previous Scholarship on Ratnakirti	7
	3.	The Text	13
	4.	On Translation	14
	5.	The Doctrine of Momentariness	16
	6.	The Inferential Pattern	20
	7.	Ratnakirti's Argument in the KBS Anvayatmika	28
Part Two: Annotated English Translation
Ratnakirti's Ksanabhangasiddhi Anvayatmika			41
Glossaries			158
	Sanskrit--English		158
	English--Sanskrit		169
Bibliography			181
Index			187