Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhist logical studies.

Root text and autocommentary on Buddhist logic.

Commentary on Tshad ma rigs gter, a work on Buddhist logic by Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ṭa Kun-dgaʾ-rgyal-mtshan, 1182-1251.

Buddhist dialectic reasoning and debates for beginner.

On the philosophical foundations of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Critical study on Mādhyamika philosophy of Madhyamakāvatāra of Candrakīrti.

Study on Buddhist logic according to Candrakīrti.

On Bonpo system of philosophical debate on logical points.

Exploring the amplitude modulation phenomenon of chaotic signal has become a subject of great concern in recent years. This paper mainly concentrates on the preliminary study on amplitude modulation principle of a chaotic system. First, two 3D chaotic systems with quadratic product terms are introduced for studying the amplitude modulation phenomenon of chaotic signal. It is found that the signal amplitude of the first system can be controlled by partial quadratic coefficient. But for the second system, none of nonlinear coefficient (...) can be employed to control the signal amplitude. Then, the amplitude modulation principle of chaotic system is preliminarily studied by exploring the intrinsic relationship between nonzero equilibrium point and phase space trajectory, and it is further validated by introducing unified parameter to the two 3D chaotic systems. As a necessary condition, the principle provides a feasible and simple method for constructing and analyzing an amplitude modulation chaotic system. (shrink)

The present research attempts to understand the importance of altruistic and egoistic values in determining consumers’ motives and intention to purchase organic foods. Using the face-to-face survey approach, a total of 1,067 responses were collected from consumers in China. Data analysis was performed using a two-step structural equation modeling approach, i.e., measurement and structural models. The findings indicated that both values influence the intention to purchase organic foods through the mediation of motives. Specifically, the altruistic value influences the environmental concern, (...) and the egoistic value influences the health concern. Moreover, the perceived uncertainty negatively moderates a relationship between consumer HC and organic purchase intention while positively moderating a relationship between consumer EC and organic purchase intention. Several implications and suggestions are also discussed. (shrink)

Exegetical work on Buddhist logic (pramāṇaśastra); includes questions/answers format on Prajñāpāramitā.

Root text and autocommentary on the principles of Buddhist logic.

On Tibetan sociolinguistics and linguistic studies.

Root text with two commentaries i.e. Sde bdun mdo daṅ bcas paʾi dgoṅs pa phyin ci ma log par ʾgrel pa tshad ma rigs paʾi gter gyi don gsal bar byed pa by Go-rams-pa Bsod-nams-seṅ-ge and Tshad ma rigs paʾi gter gyi mchan ʾgrel sde bdun gsal baʾi sgron me by ʾJam-dbyaṅs Blo-gter-dbaṅ-po on principles of Buddhist logic.

Commentaries on the Abhisamayālaṅkāra (ascribed to Maitreyanātha) and Madhyamakāvatara of Candrakīrti.

If one has a right merely in virtue of being a person, she cannot lose that right as long as she remained a person – or so I argue. After sketching out what I mean by “natural rights,” “inalienable rights,” and “nonforfeitable rights,” I give some reasons to think any instance of the first would also have to be an instance of the latter two. I then respond to critiques of inalienability by A. John Simmons and Andrew Jason Cohen. After (...) which, I apply the argument given for why natural rights would have to be inalienable as a reason to think they would also have to be nonforfeitable. Then I respond to the idea that the nonforfeitability of natural rights would conflict with self-defense by outlining an alternate account of self-defense. In closing, I consider some potential implications of the inalienability and nonforfeitability of natural rights, should such natural rights exist. (shrink)

Collected works of Sman-ri-ba Mnyam-med Shes-rabs-rgyal-mtshan, Bonpo scholar on Bon doctrines, reverential prayers, sadhanas and tantric texts.

Exegesis on Buddhist logic and dialectical study; includes fundamental principles of Buddhist philosophy.

Commentary on Bon interpretation of Madhyamika philosophy; includes root-text Dbu ma bden gnyis kyi gzhung.

Explanation to 500 questions on Western philosophy, philosophers, and their works.

Exegesis of Blo rig and Rtags rigs, treatise in logic in Tibetan Buddhism.

Study on critical points of Buddhist dialectic and debating.

Commentary on Sakya Pandita's Tshad ma rigs gter; includes root text.

Essays on diverse topics predominantly on moral responsibility, social issues, and critics on modern Tibetan literature.

Study on the Buddhist dialectic and debating.

Explanatory notes on chapters 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th of Bonpo Prajñāpāramitā philosophy parallel to Buddhist.