GREAT THINKERS
Prof. Vijaya Rani is a learned scholar of
Indian Philosophy, specially of the
Buddhist Philosophy and Logic. After
completing her Post-Graduation, she did
her Ph.D. on an abstruse topic related to
the Buddhist Philosophy and Bhāṭṭa
Mimāmsā, under the meticulous
guidance of Late Prof. D.N. Shastri and
Late Prof. S.N. Shastri, both renowned
scholars of Vaidika 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 had attended and
presented research papers in several
International and National Conferences.
To her credit, she has about 40 Research
papers & several Scholarly Books on
Indian Philosophy, specially on Buddhist
Philosophy.
LIST OF PUBLISHED BOOKS
(From PARIMAL PUB., DELHI)
(i) The Buddhist Philosophy as
presented in Mīmāṁsā-Śloka-vārttika
(1982).
(ii) Śrījñānāmṛtam, (Ed.)
A commemoration Volume in the
memory of Prof. Sriniwas Shastri (1996).
(iii) Pramāņa and Prāmāṇya-vimarśa
With special reference to Tarkabhāṣā of
Kesava Miśra (2006).
(iv) Vijñāna-Sārathi, (Ed.) Proceedings
of the National Seminar held in Sept.
2005 at KUK. on 'Science and
Technology in Ancient Sanskrit Śāstraic
Traditions' (2006).
(v) Māmameyodaya, with Translation,
Explanation and Annotation (2013).
(vi) Doctrines of Buddhist Philosophy,
(A critical study) (2022).
(vii) Concepts of Buddhist Logic
(2022)
(viii) Great Thinkers of Buddhist
Philosophy (2023)
Indian Philosophy has a very wide
GREAT THINKERS spectrum, in which there were
OFOF
developed so many philosophical
systems. In the same tradition, with the
BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY
advent of Lord Buddha in 600 B.C.,
BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY there appeared a new religion and
philosophy named as 'Buddhism'. His
(Life, Works and Philosophy) mind appealing teachings were very
much liked and appreciated by the
masses due to his practical and logical
outlook.
After the Mahāparinirvāņa of Lord
Buddha his original teachings were
collected by his followers in three big
treatises called 'Tripitakas'. But in due
course of time, there started to grow
divergence of views among his
followers and the system got splitted
into two branches Hīnayāna and
Mahāyāna, which were again divided
into four philosophical schools,
namely, Vaibhāṣika, Sautrāntika,
Madhyamika (Śūnyavāda) and
Yogācāra (Vijñānvāda). In each one of
these schools, there emerged several
thinkers like Nāgārjuna, Vasubandhu,
Dignaga, Dharmakirti etc., who
enriched the Buddhist philosophy with
their vast knowledge and sharp
intellect.
DR. VIJAYA RANI
In the modern times, it has been
realised that there should be some
volume depicting the Life, works and
philosophical-views of different
Buddhist Thinkers in one bound.
Having this very purpose,in mind the
present endeavor, entitled as 'Great
Thinkers of Buddhist Philosophy'
has been made.
PARIMAL PUBLICATIONS It is expected that it will prove to be of
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DR. VIJAYAVIJAYA RANI
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