Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis 9780824861711
This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachings and historical development, setting forth compl
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English Pages 212 Year 1984
Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Early Buddhism
Chapter One. Historical Background
Chapter Two. Epistemology
Chapter Three. Causality
Chapter Four. The Three Characteristics of Existence
Chapter Five. Karma and Rebirth
Chapter Six. Morality and Ethics
Chapter Seven. Nirvana
Later Buddhism
Chapter Eight. Beginnings of Scholasticism and Mahāyāna
Chapter Nine. Scholasticism-Theravāda, Sarvâstivāda, and Sautrāntika
Chapter Ten. Development of Mahāyāna
Chapter Eleven. Mādhyamika Transcendentalism
Chapter Twelve. Yogâcāâra Idealism
Appendix I. Metaphysics and the Buddha
Appendix 2. Reflections on the Relation between Early Buddhism and Zen
Index
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