Nominalism:
A kind of (Buddhist) nominalistic philosophy can be found in the Bodhisattvabhūmi and Bodhisattvabhūmiviniścaya (Schmithausen Spirituelle:
166). The key term and concept
is that of prajñaptimātra. How
about Sautrāntika nominalism (via Frauwallner 1956: 119)?
Tsong-kha-pa’s philosophy is said to be closest to nominalism (Jinpa 2002:
175). One of the philosophies of the *Guhyagarbhatantra can
certainly be said to be nominalism.
again we need the indispensable pramana-works for philosophical discussion and mutual enrichment of understanding; the best description of nominalism seen from the buddhist philosophical training would be Dignaga´s chapter 5 (apoha) of his Pramanasamuccaya and Dharmakirti´s commentaries. Evidently the term "nominalism" will be understood subtly different by specific philosophers..., but through the refined possible starting points our engaged mind-process becomes suppler; mikael
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