Teoriya poznaniya i logika po ucheniyu posdneyshikh buddhistov

Fyodor Shcherbatskoy's Teoriya poznaniya i logika po ucheniyu posdneyshikh buddhistov (1903), translated as "Theory of Knowledge and Logic According to the Later Buddhists," is a foundational work in understanding Buddhist epistemology and logic. This work, which later formed the basis for his influential Buddhist Logic, delves into the logical systems developed by later Buddhist thinkers.1

The study of logic in Indian thought, particularly within Buddhism, gained significant momentum with figures like Dignaga in the 5th century CE, who laid the groundwork for Buddhist logic. Shcherbatskoy's research, heavily influenced by the philosopher Dharmakirti, contributed to Western scholarship's understanding of these complex philosophical traditions.21