Some Amendments to the New Critical Edition of <i>Prasannapadā</i> Chapter One

Abstract

Prasannapadā Chapter One is well-known for its author Candrakīrti s justifications for Buddhapālita s prasaṅga argumentative method and his severe criticisms toward Bhāviveka s svatantrānumāna. This chapter of PsP has been repeatedly examined since its publication by Louis de La Vallée Poussin over 1903-1913 (PsP L ). But owing to the lacunae in the manuscripts Poussin relied on, PsP L contains many controversial passages. Currently, the new critical edition published by Anne MacDonald in 2015 (PsP M ) provided an improved reading of the whole chapter, whereas still there is left the task of amendment. This paper, hereby, ahead of a forthcoming corrigendum of the whole PsP M , aims to show several possible amendments to § 27 and § 28 in particular which have already caused a se-