sthiramati

Updated: June 24, 2025

Sthiramati and Guṇamati appear to have belonged to the same school and perhaps Bhavaviveka too. The statements as to his date are inconsistent but the interesting fact is recorded that he utilized the terminology of the Sânkhya for the purposes of the Mahayana. Throughout the middle ages the study of logic was pursued but Buddhists and Jains rather than by Brahmans.

Sir Charles Eliot - Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2