“Self-awareness” (Svasaṃvedana) as the Ultimate Result of Valid Cognition in the Pramāṅa System

The nature of prama system, outlined by Dignga (c.480-540 CE) and further elaborated upon by Dharmakrti (c.600-660 CE), is an important part of the Buddhist logico-epistemological tradition.Within this prama system, selfawareness (svasavedana) is considered a hallmark of the access to the mental states and factors.However, some of the key research often focuses on interpreting the valid cognition system and self-awareness separately, lacking specific descriptions of their interrelationship.This paper argues that self-awareness is not merely a byproduct of valid cognition but is intimately connected to it.Specifically, I posit that self-awareness should be regarded as the ultimate result of valid cognition within the Prama system.