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| Author(s) : Kalupahana, David J |
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| ISBN : 0824814029 | | EAN : 9780824814021 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 320 | | Size : 235 x 152mm | | Publisher : Hawaii Univ Press | | Published : 1992 |
Category : General Buddhism
Category 2 : Philosophy
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Synopsis:
A detailed analysis of both early and later Buddhism which builds on and surpasses Kalupahana's previous work, Buddhist Philosophy.
Part One is devoted to early Buddhism, opening with a thorough examination of pre-Buddhist thought and its absolutist character, followed by a biographical sketch of the Buddha. Each of the following nine chapters examines a major theme in Buddhist discourse: knowledge and understanding, experience and theory, language and communication, freedom and happiness, human personality, human suffering, the object, the moral life, and popular religious thought.
Part Two examines later Buddhism by mapping its continuities with and divergences from early Buddhist doctrine. Kalupahana illustrates the movement of some schools towards what he regards as substantialism and absolutism while other schools made a persistant attempt to retain the original teachings of the Buddha. |
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