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Buddhist Thought in India: Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy

By Edward Conze

Book information

Publisher
Thorsons
Year
1984
ISBN
0042941288, 9780042941288, 0415460980, 9780415460989, 0042940095, 9780042940090, 8121507227, 9788121507226
ASIN
B0007DELHI
LCC
BQ336
Open Library ID
OL10207621M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5764378 bytes)
Edition
Repr. with corrections, 1983
Pages
150\150
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Originally published in 1962. This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts: Archaic Buddhism: Tacit assumptions, the problem of "original Buddhism", the three marks and the perverted views, the five cardinal virtues, the cultivation of the social emotions, Dharma and dharmas, Skandhas, sense-fields and elements. The Sthaviras: the eighteen schools, doctrinal disputes, the unconditioned and the process of salvation, some Abhidharma problems. The Mahayana: doctrines common to all Mahayanists, the Madhyamikas, the Yogacarins, Buddhist logic, the Tantras.

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