简介:IntroductionAsitiswell-known,Yamāri'sPramā(n)avārttikāla(n)kāra(t)īkāSupari(s)uddhā(hereafterPVATS)1onPraj(n)ākaragupta'sPramā(n)avārttikāla(n)kāra(hereafterPVA)containsalotofmaterialsconcerningvarioustopicswhichareveryimportantforhistoricalreconstructionofthelaterdevelopmentoftheBuddhistepistemologicalsystem,especiallythetraditionbeginningwithDharmakīrti'sPramā(n)avārttika(hereafterPV).