Dharmakirti’s Theory of Hetu-Centricity of Anumana

Dr. Mangala R. Chinchore (M.A., Ph.D. - Philosophy) is a Faculty Member of the Department of Philosophy, Pune University. She has been a sustained researcher in Buddhist Philosophy and her earlier publications include Vadanyaya: A Glimpse of Nyaya-Buddhist Controversy, Dharmakirti's Theory of Hetu-Centricity of Anumana, Anatta/Anatmata: An Analysis of Buddhist Anti-substantialist Crusade, and Aniccata/Anityata: An Analysis of the Buddhist Opposition to Permanence/Stability and Alternative Foundation of Ontology and/or Anthropology. Of them, the second was given the Swami Prannavananda Award by the Indian Philosophical Congress in 1991. Besides, she has more than a dozen papers to her credit presented to national/international seminars/conferences, appreciated by scholars and published in nationally or internationally acclaimed journals.