Jitari: A critical edition, translation and historical-philosophical study on the basis of a new Sanskrit manuscript at the China Tibetology Research Denter (Beijing)

拉萨保存着大量珍贵的梵文手抄本，这一点早已为人们所知。1961年，250份手稿被送往北京少数民族宫图书馆。大部分手稿于1993年归还拉萨，但于1987年影印和缩微胶卷，现保存在北京中国藏学研究中心。CTRC和奥地利科学院之间最近达成的协议已经使两个主要出版物成为可能：Jenendrabuddhi的Pramamanasamuccaya Pramankaya（第1章）和Dharmakrti的Pramanasamuccaya（第1章和第2章）。(see Steinkellner 2004，Franco 2006）。目前正在根据这些宝贵材料编写进一步的出版物。然而，获取这些稀有文件仍然受到高度限制。因此，我们（我的同事朱博士和我自己）很幸运地获得了一份重要的手稿（218页，也见附件2中的报告），其中包含了哲学家吉塔里的几部作品，其中一些是迄今为止完全未知的。自陀利是一位著名的佛教哲学家，在南亚佛教哲学史的后期产生了很大的影响。然而，直到最近，我们对柔佛的了解还是非常有限的。初步的部分阅读已确认，至少有十一个作品包含在这份手稿：1。第二章.第三章.第四章.第五章.第六章.第七章.第八章.第九章. 10.第十章.第十一章.这些新近获得的材料的价值怎么强调都不为过;它们将极大地丰富我们的知识，不仅是关于柔佛的思想，也是关于他与其他作者的历史和哲学关系。因此，它将有助于更好地了解南亚佛教哲学的后期。拟议项目的目标是准备对整个手稿进行全面调查，准备上述一些论文的评论版本和翻译，以及历史哲学研究。

It has been known for some time that a large number of rare Sanskrit manuscripts are preserved in Lhasa. In 1961 a collection of 250 manuscripts was sent to the library of the Palace of National Minorities, Beijing. Most of the manuscripts were returned to Lhasa in 1993, but photocopies and microfilms of them were made in 1987 and are kept now in the China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC), Beijing. Recent agreement between the CTRC and the Austrian Academy of Sciences has already enabled two major publications: Jenendrabuddhi’s Pramāṇasamuccayaṭīkā (ch. 1) and Dharmakīrti’s Pramāṇaviniścaya (ch. 1 & 2). (see also Steinkellner 2004, Franco 2006). Further publications on the basis of these precious materials are now under preparation. However, access to these rare documents remains highly restricted. We (my colleague Dr. Chu and myself) are therefore fortunate to have been granted access to a major manuscript (218 leafs, see also the Report in Attachment 2) containing several works, some hitherto completely unknown, of the philosopher Jitāri (ca. A.D. 940-980).Jitāri is a renowned Buddhist philosopher who exercised a strong influence in the later period of the history of South Asian Buddhist philosophy. However, until recently our knowledge about Jitāri has been very limited. A preliminary partial reading has confirmed that at least eleven works are contained in this manuscript: 1. Jātinirākṛti 2. Sāmānyanirārkṛti 3. Īśvaravādimataparīkṣā 4. Avayavinirākaraṇa 5. Vedaprāmāṇyanirākṛti 6. Vijñaptimātratāsasiddhi 7. Apohasiddhi 8. Kṣaṇabhaṅgasiddhi 9. Dvijātidūṣaṇa 10. Bhāvikāraṇavāda 11. Śrutikartṛsiddhi The value of these newly available materials cannot be overstated; they will substantially enrich our knowledge not only of Jitāri's thought, but also of his historical and philosophical relationship to other authors. It will thus allow for a better understanding of the later period of Buddhist philosophy in South Asia. The goal of the proposed project is to prepare an overall survey of the entire manuscript, prepare critical editions and translations of some of treatises listed above together with a historical-philosophical study.