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The present paper is an inventory and a description of the known manuscripts of the Nyāyamañjarī, meant as a tool for philological research on Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s magnum opus. The inventory is gradually built through a systematic analysis of archival data found in catalogi catalogorum, bibliographies of catalogues, individual catalogues, unpublished lists, and editions of the Nyāyamañjarī. The list is followed by a concise description of each manuscript, including an external description, an outline of the contents, and historical information.
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Acknowledgments
This paper was written in the context of project M-1160 G-15, July 2009 to June 2011, financed by the FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung) and based at the Institut für Südasien-, Tibet-und Buddhismuskunde (ISTB), University of Vienna. The project is a critical edition of the sixth chapter of the Nyāyamañjarī of Jayanta Bhaṭṭa. I am indebted to several colleagues for the documentary foundation, which is articulate, multi-layered, and gathered in the course of years of work. A systematic mention of the source after every bit of information was too impractical, so I am forced to give credits in a rather general way. First of all, gratitude is due to all the repositories where the manuscripts are preserved; without the collaboration from these repositories, explicitly named in the headings of the manuscripts’ descriptions, my research would not have been possible. Most manuscript images and catalogue material were provided by the Nyāya Archive (FWF Projects P-17244 and P-19328) and by the Library of the ISTB. I am grateful to Dominic Goodall, Kei Kataoka, Yasutaka Muroya, Karin Preisendanz, Taisei Shida, Raffaele Torella, and Alex Watson, who kindly shared additional manuscript images, indispensable for the descriptions. I am particularly grateful to Yasutaka Muroya (Leipzig, Project DFG FR2531/4-1), who contributed to my knowledge of the manuscript tradition of the Nyāyamañjarī by sharing thoughts, discussing crucial topics, and providing catalogue material and information otherwise unavailable to me. His solid research work on the Nyāyamañjarī was a source of inspiration and a bench-mark for accuracy. He also deserves credit for reading this paper and increasing its value with supplementary information, friendly criticism, and precise emendations. Special thanks are due to Elisa Freschi, who read an early draft of the paper and enhanced its value with her insightful remarks.
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Graheli, A. A Preliminary List and Description of the Nyāyamañjarī Manuscripts. J Indian Philos 40, 317–337 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-012-9155-2
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