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'''Jñānaśrīmitra''' (fl. 975-1025) was an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the epistemological (''[[pramana]]'') tradition of [[Buddhist philosophy]], which goes back to [[Dignaga]] and [[Dharmakirti]]. He was also a poet, a ''dvarapandita'' (gate-scholar) of [[Vikramasila]] and was the teacher of [[Ratnakīrti]]. Jñānaśrīmitra was well known by Hindu and Jain thinkers and was the most significant Buddhist figure of his era.<ref>McCrea; Patil, 2010, p. 2.</ref>

==Thought==
Jñanasrimitra's philosophical work focused on [[Buddhist logico-epistemology|Buddhist logic]] and [[epistemology]] (''[[pramana]]''), especially the theory of "exclusion" ([[Buddhist_logic#Doctrine_of_Anyapoha|''apoha'']]) outlined by [[Dignaga]] and how it relates to the [[philosophy of language]], meaning and the nature of conceptual thoughts and awareness. In his ''Apohaprakaraṇa'' (“Monograph on Exclusion”), Jñanasrimitra elaborates on the theory of ''apoha'' and its relation to epistemology as well as defending the theory from Hindu critics.<ref>McCrea; Patil, 2010, p. 20.</ref> Jñanasrimitra was also a defender of [[Yogachara|Yogacara]] idealism, writing that “this entire triple-world is established to be nothing but consciousness (''[[Yogachara#The doctrine of Vijñapti-mātra|vijñaptimātra]]'')."<ref>McCrea; Patil, 2010, p. 21.</ref>

Jñanasrimitra's ''Vyāpticarcā'' (Analysis of Pervasion) focuses on inferential relations termed ''[[vyapti]]'' (pervasion), the relations between two distinct entities such as smoke and fire. According to Horst Lasic, Jñanasrimitra's position on this topic is that "inference-warranting relations between two distinct entities must be effect-cause relations, and that the presence of such relations can be detected only through a specific sequence of perception and non-apprehension."<ref>Horst Lasic, Review of: ''Parimal G. Patil; Jñānaśrīmitra's Vyāpticarcā: Sanskrittext, Übersetzung, Analyse''</ref>

Jñānaśrīmitra was also known as the major defender of the Sākāra school of [[Yogācāra]] Buddhism against [[Ratnākaraśānti]], the principal defender of the rival Nirākāra school.<ref>McCrea; Patil, 2010, p. 3.</ref> He also wrote a treatise against the Hindu creator God ([[Ishvara|''Isvara'']]).

==Works==
*''Advaitabindu'' (Drop of Non-dualism)
*''Abhisamayahrdaya''
*''Anekacintamani''
*''Anupalabdhirahasya''
*''Apohaprakarana'' (Monograph on Apoha)
*''Bhedabhedapariksa''
*''Sākārasiddhiśāstra'' (A Treatise Proving That Awareness Contains an Image)
*''Sarvaśabdābhāvacarcā''
*''Isvaradusana'' (Disproving God)
*''Karyakaranabhavasiddhi''
*''Ksanabhangadhyaya'' (On momentariness)
*''(Adhyardha)Prajnaparamita(naya)satapancasatika ''
*''Sakarasamgrahasutra''
*''Sarvajnasiddhi''
*''Sarvasabdabhavacarca''
*''Tarkabhasa''
*''Vyapticarca''
*''Vrttamâlâstuti''
*''Yoginirnaya(prakarana)''

==Notes==
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==References==
*Lawrence J. McCrea, and Parimal G. Patil. Buddhist Philosophy of Language in India: Jnanasrimitra on Exclusion. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. 216 pp.
*Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana; A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools
*Michael Hann (Editor), Mahesh Deokar (Editor); Vrttamalastuti of Jnanasrimitra with Sakyaraksita's Vrttamala(Stuti)Vivrti (Studia Indo Buddhica) Hardcover
*Kellner, Jnanasrimitra's Anupalabdhirahasya and Sarvasabdabhavacarca, A critical Edition with A Survey of His Anupalabdhi-Theory; ISBN (Paperback): 3902501065, 9783902501066
*Hahn, M. 1971. Jñānaśrīmitra’s Vrttamâlâstuti. Ein Beispielsammlung zur altindischen Metrik. Nach dem tibetischen Tanjur zusammen mit der mongolischen Version herausgegeben, übersetzt und erläutert. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
*Kellner, B. 2007. Jñānaśrīmitra’s Anupalabdhirahasya and Sarvaśabdābhāvacarcā: A Critical Edition with a Survey of His Anupalabdhi-Theory. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde no. 67. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien.

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