Indian Buddhist Studies on Non-Buddhist Theories of a Self - The Studies of Santaraksita Kamalasila on Nyaya Vaisesika, Mimamsa,

This book addresses prominent views on the nature of the self in Indian philosophical traditions and presents Buddhist critiques of those conceptions through the translation and commentary on ¿¿ntarak¿ita's chapter in the Tattvasägraha on theories of a self and Kamala-¿¿la's commentary on it in his Tattvasägrahapañjik¿.

The book is comprised of an introduction presenting the theories of a self in the Indian Buddhist Middle Way philosophies and in the different philosophical schools ¿¿ntarak¿ita and Kamalä¿la study and offers a background for the translation. The detailed translation that follows reveals the theories of a self that are explained in the philosophical schools in India called the Ny¿ya-Vai¿e¿ika, M¿m¿¿s¿, S¿¿khya, Jain, Advaita Vedanta, and V¿ts¿putr¿ya. It is complemented by a thorough commentary by the author which brings the text to light for a modern audience.

A useful contribution to Indian philosophy and global philosophy, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Philosophy, Religious Studies and Buddhist Studies.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Introduction to the Translation; Chapter Two: Translation and Commentary; Bibliography

About the author

James P. Duerlinger is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, USA. He is the author of Indian Buddhist Theories of Persons: Vasubandhu's "Refutation of the Theory of a Self" (2003) and Refutation of the Self in Indian Buddhism: Candrakīrti on the Selflessness of Persons (2012), also published by Routledge.

Summary

This book addresses prominent views on the nature of the self in Indian philosophical traditions and presents Buddhist critiques of those conceptions through Santarak?ita’s chapter in the Tattvasa?graha and Kamala-sila’s commentary in Tattvasa?grahapañjika. This will be of interest in Philosophy, Religious Studies and Buddhist Studies.

Product details

• Authors: James Duerlinger, James (The University of Iowa Duerlinger, James P. Duerlinger, Duerlinger James
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032299303
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229930-3
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Buddhism, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General