Comparison Between Buddhist Pr(?)m(?)naya-v(?)da And Hetu-vidy(?) And Descartes' Epistemology Of Philosophy

This thesis takes a comparison between Buddhist pram(?)naya-v(?)da and hetu-vidy(?) and Descartes' Epistemology of philosophy from the view of epistemology.Firstly, the thesis researches those two philosophy theories' epistemological turn, it aims to make clear the purpose of the establishment of the two theories. Then the paper study the compositions of epistemological system from the two theories in great detail. Based on the cognitive classification, thesis explains the foundation of Buddhist pram(?)naya-v(?)da and hetu-vidy(?) are pratyaksa and anum(?)na, and the foundation of Descartes' Epistemology of philosophy are insight and deduction. The result shows when the two philosophy theories establish correct knowledge, they have closed similar points on ability of cognition and object of cognition. For the Buddhist pram(?)naya-v(?)da and hetu-vidy(?) are pram(?)na and prameya, in the similar way, the Descartes' Epistemology of philosophy are understanding and object itself. Moreover,pratyaksa and insight are the foundation of cognition, both of philosophy theories have reliable and complete fundamental to form correct cognition. Whereafter thesis continues to comparing the two theories' whole structures of cognition from the points of the origin of cognition, object of cognition, level of cognition, and judge of object.The result indicates that although the generation of two theories are apart from thousands of years, they are still comparability in structure. Finally, the thesis expounds the value of cognition that finding Buddhist pram(?)naya-v(?)da and hetu-vidy(?) and Descartes' Epistemology of philosophy can obtain reliable and valid cognition, even to achieve the liberation of life and establish rational belief.