Buddhist philosophy : a historical analysis /
Kalupahana, David J., 1933-,
Buddhist philosophy : a historical analysis / [print] David J. Kalupahana ; foreword by G.P. Malalasekera. - Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii, (c)1976. - xxi, 189 pages ; 22 cm.
"An East-West Center book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Historical background -- Epistemology -- Causality -- The three characteristics of existence -- Karma and rebirth -- Morality and ethics -- Nirvana -- Beginnings of scholasticism and Mahayana -- Scholasticism : Theravada, Sarvastivada, and Sautrantika -- Development of Mahayana -- Madhyamika transcendentalism -- Yogacara idealism.
"This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachins and historical development, setting forth complex and significant ideas in a straightforward and simple style that is easily accessible to the student. The author's orientation is philosophical, rather than religious or sociological. This approach is both the uniqueness and the strength of the work"--Back cover.
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Buddhism--Doctrines.
Buddhist philosophy.
BQ4150.K14.B833 1976
Buddhist philosophy : a historical analysis / [print] David J. Kalupahana ; foreword by G.P. Malalasekera. - Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii, (c)1976. - xxi, 189 pages ; 22 cm.
"An East-West Center book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Historical background -- Epistemology -- Causality -- The three characteristics of existence -- Karma and rebirth -- Morality and ethics -- Nirvana -- Beginnings of scholasticism and Mahayana -- Scholasticism : Theravada, Sarvastivada, and Sautrantika -- Development of Mahayana -- Madhyamika transcendentalism -- Yogacara idealism.
"This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachins and historical development, setting forth complex and significant ideas in a straightforward and simple style that is easily accessible to the student. The author's orientation is philosophical, rather than religious or sociological. This approach is both the uniqueness and the strength of the work"--Back cover.
9780824803605 9780824803926
75020040
761532455 can 761532455 can 761532455 can
013857437 Uk (AMICUS)000000966010
Buddhism--Doctrines.
Buddhist philosophy.
BQ4150.K14.B833 1976