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The Problem of two truths in Buddhism and Vedānta.

By Mervyn , Sprung

Book information

Publisher
Reidel
Year
1973
ISBN
9789027703354, 9027703353
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10039492 bytes)
Pages
125\135
Topic
Religion Buddhism
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-08-02 03:14:51
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Description

It would be a bulky and intricate volume indeed that treated adequately of the problem of two truths in Buddhism and Vedanta: the present volume is slim and unpretentious. Not the less incisive, for that, it is hoped, but certainly neither systematic nor complete, and this in several senses. Not all schools of Buddhism are dealt with: Theravada, Indian Y ogacara, and the Logicians are missing among the Indian schools and there is no refer­ ence to Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. The Vedanta discussed is only Advaita (non-dualist), and that virtually limited to Sankara. Nor does the volume as a whole take up the problem of two truths thematically, though each paper raises the philosophical questions its author.thinks appropriate. The title 'The Problem of Two Truths in Buddhism and Vedanta' prom­ ises more than the book itself contains. The reason for this is given in the prefatory 'Note': each chapter is a paper read and discussed at a working conference. All the papers from the conference are here published, and no others. The book has thus the contours dictated by the availability of scholars at the time of the conference.

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