Query: materials for refutation of 'sabdanityatva

[purushottama bilimoria]

I have discussed this and surveyed some literature on this (taking cues 
from Chemparathy's work on Udayana) in my book on Sabdapraman nd more in 
three or four papers which you will find listed in Philosophers' Index. 
One related paper came out recently in the Nagoya Studies in Indian 
Philosophy and Buddhism. (Which canvasses Nyaya-like Western critiques.)
Hope it helps. Let me have your references too.

 On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Yasuhiro Okazaki wrote:

> Ms. Kellner
> I read your message
> In message <199604161736.CAA09007 at ue.ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp>  writes:
> > I am looking for articles (or even books) on the Naiyaayikas' refutation of 
> > the 
> > Miimaa.msaa's doctrine of the eternality of sound  ('sabdanityatva),
> > especially insofar as it is connected with ideas of anityatva as
> > praagabhaava/pradhva.msaabhaava.
> 
> If the material that you are aware of is Nyaaya-Vaarttika ad NS 2-2-12,
> I am also intersted in that discussion. But I don't know the articles that
> mainly discussed about this material. But for the matter of fact, some articles
> and books slightly pointed out that discussion. For example, Prof. Thakur's 
> "Uddyotakara as a VaizeSika" 1949 pointed out that praag-abhaava and pradvaMsa-
> abhaava is discussed in NV in the reference to ontology. And Randle's "Indian
> Logic in Early Schools" also pointed out in the reference to the category of non
> existence. They are brief notes and not useful for your study.
> Especially, the doctrine that non-eternal is praag-abhaava and pradvaMsa-abhaava
> is introduced as eke's doctrine. I wonder who states such a doctorine.
> If you will write new article about it, I am expecting your article.
> 
> Yasuhiro Okazaki
> 
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