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|TableOfContents=*{{i|List of Abbreviations|VIII}}
*{{i|Conventions|IX}}
*{{i|General Introduction|1}}
**{{i|A. Part One: Buddhological Study of the Compound ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra''|1}}
**{{i|B. Part Two: Philosophical Hermeneutics|2}}
***{{i|1. Incommensurable worlds|3}}
***{{i|2. The unquestioned acceptances of the historian Kuhn|6}}
***{{i|3. Gadamer's radical historicality|9}}
**{{i|C. Structure of the Book|11}}

*'''PART ONE: A Text-critical Study of the Sanskrit Compound ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra'' in the Second Chapter of the ''Laṅkāvatārasūtra'' (LAS)'''

*{{i|I. Introduction|15}}
**{{i|A. The Text|16}}
***{{i|1. Structure of the text|17}}
***{{i|2. Redactions, editions and translations|18}}
***{{i|3. The ''Laṅkāvatārasūtra'' and Yogācāra|19}}
**{{i|B. Methodology|21}}
***{{i|1. Presuppositions|21}}
***{{i|2. Decisions and procedure|22}}
***{{i|3. Use of translations|24}}

*{{i|II. Interpretation of the Compound ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra''|26}}
**{{i|A. Structure of the Compound|26}}
***{{i|1. ''-mātra''|27}}
***{{i|2. ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-''|28}}
**{{i|B. Nature of Visible Entities (''dṛśya'')|31}}
**{{i|C. ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra'' as the Subjective Ideality of Things|33}}
**{{i|D. ''Citta-mātra'' as the True State of Things|36}}
**{{i|E. The Transcendent Experience of ''Pratyātma-gati''|38}}
***{{i|1. Pure and immediate|39}}
***{{i|2. ''Pratyātma-gati'' as a strictly personal experience|40}}
***{{i|3. Incommunicable|41}}
**{{i|F. Discipline and Theory in the LAS|42}}
***{{i|1. Spiritual practice|42}}
***{{i|2. ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra'' is neither theory nor logic|44}}
***{{i|3. Theories and classifications in the LAS|46}}
**{{i|G. Summary of Results|49}}

*{{i|III. Text Segments: Editions, Translations and Interpretations|50}}
**{{i|S1: N23.17-37.5 (selected fragments)|50}}
**{{i|S2: N38.3-8|55}}
**{{i|S3: N39.12-40.10|58}}
**{{i|S4: N49.6-12|61}}
**{{i|S5: N51.10-52.8; N54.2-55.1|63}}
**{{i|S6: N55.2-56.13|69}}
**{{i|S7: N57.13-58.1|74}}
**{{i|S8: N61.15-62.6|78}}
**{{i|S9: N62.7-63.1|81}}
**{{i|S10: N68.8-69.4|85}}
**{{i|S11: N70.9-19; N72.4-11|90}}
**{{i|S12: N72.12-73.10|94}}
**{{i|S13: N79.13-81.5; N81.17-82.7|97}}
**{{i|S14: N84.2-15|105}}
**{{i|S15: N87.7-88.4|109}}
**{{i|S16: N89.18-90.17; N92.18-93.5; N93.13-94.5|113}}
**{{i|S17: N104.6-11|122}}
**{{i|S18: N108.1-5|125}}
**{{i|S19: N110.17-112.9|128}}
**{{i|S20: N120.11-121.17|133}}
**{{i|S21: N123.10-124.2|139}}

*'''PART TWO: Philosophical Hermeneutics'''

*{{i|I. Introduction|145}}
**{{i|A. Gadamer's Hermeneutics: a Brief Introduction|146}}
**{{i|B. The Horizon of Buddhist Studies|148}}
***{{i|1. The ideal of a ''tabula rasa''|149}}
***{{i|2. Conclusion|151}}
**{{i|C. 'Animism' Revisited: an Example of Hermeneutics|152}}
***{{i|1. The metaphysics of animism and the event of relatedness|153}}
***{{i|2. Implications of Bird-David's analysis|155}}
***{{i|3. Conclusion|156}}

*{{i|II. Schleiermacher's Methodical Reduction|158}}
**{{i|A. Grammatical and Psychological Interpretation|159}}
**{{i|B. Unquestioned Acceptances|161}}
***{{i|1. Interpersonal equality|162}}
***{{i|2. Interlinguistic equality|163}}
***{{i|3. Original intention|165}}
***{{i|4. Original text|166}}
***{{i|5. Metaphysics of the grammatical and the psychological interpretation|167}}

*{{i|III. Gadamer's Dialogical Game|169}}
**{{i|A. Between Familiarity and Strangeness|170}}
**{{i|B. The Anticipation of Completeness|170}}
**{{i|C. The Prejudicial Nature of Understanding|171}}
**{{i|D. Prejudice and Tradition|173}}
**{{i|E. The Hermeneutic Circle|176}}
**{{i|F. The Game of Understanding|177}}
***{{i|1. Play as an autonomous event|178}}
***{{i|2. Play and textual understanding|180}}
***{{i|3. Play and methodical reduction|181}}
****{{i|a. Original intention|181}}
****{{i|b. Original text|183}}
***{{i|4. Play and dialogue|184}}
**{{i|G. The Applicative Nature of Understanding|186}}
**{{i|H. The History of Effect|189}}
**{{i|I. The Horizon of Understanding|190}}
**{{i|J. Experience|193}}
**{{i|K. Halbfass and Philosophical Hermeneutics|196}}
***{{i|1. Halbfass' methodological reflections|197}}
***{{i|2. Confrontation|200}}

*{{i|IV. Confrontation between Horizons|206}}
**{{i|A. The Cartesian Horizon of Subject and Object|206}}
**{{i|B. The Buddhological Study of the LAS and the Subject-Object Relation|209}}
***{{i|1. Buddhist Studies as a human science|209}}
***{{i|2. The interpretation of the LAS|211}}
**{{i|C. Incommensurability between the LAS and the Subject-Object Relation|212}}
**{{i|D. The Sūtra's Horizon of Finitude|214}}
***{{i|1. Application in the LAS|215}}
****{{i|a. 'Theory' and application|216}}
****{{i|b. Buddha Word and application|218}}
***{{i|2. Awakening and experience|219}}
***{{i|3. ''Pratyātma-gati'' and experience|221}}
****{{i|a. Transcendence|222}}
****{{i|b. Subject and ''pratyātma''|223}}
***{{i|4. ''Citta'' and philosophical hermeneutics|225}}
****{{i|a. The interpretations of ''citta'' as a subject|226}}
****{{i|b. ''Citta'' and understanding|227}}
**{{i|E. Implications|230}}

*{{i|V. The Prejudice of a Dialogue|233}}
**{{i|A. Review|233}}
**{{i|B. Us and Them?|235}}

*{{i|Bibliographical References|239}}
*{{i|List of Occurrences of ''Sva-citta-dṛśya-mātra'' and its Variants|247}}
*{{i|Index of Selected Names and Topics|249}}
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