Nagarjuna's refutation of logic (Nyaya)
Title | Nagarjuna's refutation of logic (Nyaya) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |
Nāgārjuna's Refutation of Logic (Nyāya)
Title | Nāgārjuna's Refutation of Logic (Nyāya) PDF eBook |
Author | Nāgārjuna |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Mādhyamika (Buddhism) |
ISBN | 9788120809208 |
The Silpa Prakasais an important addition to the existing literature on Indian Silpa Texts. the text goes into a great detail of the architecture, the iconography and the symbolism of all the parts of the temple. Its unique contribution lies in the description of Yantras or symbolic diagrams underlying the architecture as well as sculpture. This edition will be extremely valuable for understanding not only temple construction but the entire symbolism underlying the unique temples of Orissa.
The Refutation of the Self in Indian Buddhism
Title | The Refutation of the Self in Indian Buddhism PDF eBook |
Author | James Duerlinger |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2013-02-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1135115001 |
Since the Buddha did not fully explain the theory of persons that underlies his teaching, in later centuries a number of different interpretations were developed. This book presents the interpretation by the celebrated Indian Buddhist philosopher, Candrakīrti (ca. 570–650 C.E.). Candrakīrti’s fullest statement of the theory is included in his Autocommentary on the Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatārabhasya), which is, along with his Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra ), among the central treatises that present the Prāsavgika account of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy. In this book, Candrakīrti’s most complete statement of his theory of persons is translated and provided with an introduction and commentary that present a careful philosophical analysis of Candrakīrti’s account of the selflessness of persons. This analysis is both philologically precise and analytically sophisticated. The book is of interest to scholars of Buddhism generally and especially to scholars of Indian Buddhist philosophy.
On Knowing Reality
Title | On Knowing Reality PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9788120811065 |
ON KNOWING REALITY is the first English translation with commentary of a crucial chapter of the Bodhisattvabhumi composed in Sanskrit in the late fourth century of the philosopher-sage Asanga founder of the yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism.
Being as Consciousness
Title | Being as Consciousness PDF eBook |
Author | Fernando Tola |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Buddhist philosophy |
ISBN | 9788120819672 |
This work is intended to the study of the Yogacara Buddhist philosop[hy together with its commentaries and notes for better comprehensibility of the contents of three edited and translated texts, namely, Alambanapariksavrtti of Dignaga; the vimsatika Vijnaptimatratasiddhih of Vasubandhu and Trisvabhavakarika of Vasubandhu.
The Glorious Deeds of Pūrṇa
Title | The Glorious Deeds of Pūrṇa PDF eBook |
Author | Joel Tatelman |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN | 9788120818071 |
The avadana literature is the largess corpus of Sanskrit Buddhist texts available to us. By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, the present study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of a genre which has played an essential role in Buddhist self-understanding for over two thousand years. Buddhist tradition identifies the monk Purna of Surparaka as the great evangelist who introduced Buddhism to the land of Sronaparantaka, which corresponds to much of the present Indian State of Gujarat. The Introduction which discusses methodological issues in some detail, is followed by an annotated translation of the text and by a detailed literary analysis. After brief concluding remarks, the appendices present translations of four other versions of the life of Purna.
Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia
Title | Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Juliane Schober |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788120818125 |
This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. Easch essay makes unique contributions and the collection as a whole engages methodological and interpretive approaches that are central to scholars of Buddhism and those specializing in the study of south and Southeast Asia.