Again on ahampratyaya in Kumārila (using Watson 2010 and 2020) (opens in new tab)

My previous post on Kumārila’s cognition of the I (here: was part of an ongoing conversation with Alex Watson, who patiently prompted me to read or re-read (respectively) his 2010 (“Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s Elaboration of Self-Awareness (svasaṃvedana)…”) and 2020 (“Four Mīmāṃsā views concerning the self”) articles. They make many very important points and put together most of the sources we need, besides being thorough in reconstructing the arguments and their history. Reading the articles made me...