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Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon c26.s2.13

Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon c26.s2.13

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c26.s2.13

We must, however, remember that, despite the elaboration of logical doctrine and the stress laid on attaining correct results, we are not to suppose that we are actually in touch with reality; the one point of contact with something not certainly and immediately mental is inexpressible;³ what we deal with, as far as we can express ourselves, is mental concepts, which present a regular system of discourse, but whose relation to reality lies outside the province of Dignāga's logic.⁴ 3. *Dharmakīrti's Doctrine of Perception and Knowledge.*