Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
A Sceptic or Materialist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10127121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piotr Balcerowicz (0000-0001-5662-1760, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 565-604 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Indian Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1791 • E-ISSN: 1573-0395 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10781-020-09431-4 |
| OpenAlex | W3021296108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The paper examines the Tattvôpaplava-siṁha of Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa, and presents an analysis of his positive arguments that can be traced in the work. Despite the widely held opinion that Jayarāśi was a sceptic or held no positive opinions, the author concludes that, first, Jayarāśi does not fit a standard description of a sceptic. What may appear as an approach to philosophical problems, typical of a sceptic, turns out to be Jayarāśi’s particular method of critical examination on the part of a rationalist. Second, a number of positive views Jayarāśi entertains can be identified in his work (at least seventeen), and most (if not all) of them overlap with much of the doctrine of the Cārvākas and Lokāyatas and materialist tradition recorded as early as the Sāmañña-phala-sutta . Therefore, Jayarāśi should be classified as a representative of the Cārvāka/Lokāyata tradition
Art · Doctrine · Epistemology · Literature · Materialism · Philosophy of religion · Skepticism · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |