Vol. I, No. 9.]  Dignaga and his Pramana-samuccaya. 223 
[N.8.] 
Udyotakara in his Nyaya-vartika! mentions Dignaga under 
the name of Bhadanta, and describes him as a Ku-tarkika, acas- 
pati Misra, in his Tatpar yatika ? on the Nyayavartika has identified 
Bhadanta ‘with Dignaga, has mentioned Dignaga by name and has 
tried to justify his appellation Ku-tarkika. Dignaga’s definition of 
Pratyaksa (perception) has been mentioned by Udyotakara and 
Vacaspati Migra? thus: — Vee HOTS | “ Perception is (intui- 
tive and therefor e) exempt from reflection.” * 
. 
ATT SH lae G 
fecatmai ire —— aera \! 
( daz aa, Waa, as )i 
The commentator Mallinatha oie ier Dignaga referred to in this verse 
was the Buddhist philosopher of that 
weaqyie: yaat ait 
WA We Anat AU | 
qatar faatasa: 
afema am Hat fara: | ( araatfaa, |: 2, 
edited by Vindhyesvari Prasida Dube, in Bibliotheca Indica series). 
‘aay uraaat Kaweesaagq autfy fesatasefafae- 
atte: qaqa wa-aqeas aeifed wie 4 avafamaa 
Walrfaaeitaata afaqateriaa azuaiaad sfa yatsaqraa- 
Fay afa | P.1, Nyayavartika-tatparyyatika, edited by Gangadbar Sastri 
wat q Aa Nas aeaatitetala | BU Ha HAT ATA 
“fraisafa i aq fanaa ara wfadaa 4 a sanfefuerd- 
fwa fraaqemgfauta ufeaeennadad aq verafafa | 
Bue aw aise afe yaa Baa: ay yaw AwaAI- 
Siefati aaa qiaa wfudiaa a afuaatafa atsat Heats 
qe Ta | 
( araatfarar, t-2-8, Ui 88-88 ) Il 
afe au aaqnquafaas vaaieaqd ad attra 
wa fesarta jafearimy ata wafasa wearutetata Ha: 
Waafamareaystar, %-%-8, B eR) | 
4 The same definition of Pratyaksa eesbscmerg A occurs in Dignaga’s 
Praminasamucca a. Compare the Tibetan seat of t ram secon! 2 
in the Raniytie section Mdo, volume XCV . 2a, quoted by Prof. De La 
