Ethics of Sankara and Santideva - A Selfless Response to an Illusory World

Comparing the metaphysics and ethics of two of the most influential Indian masters, ¿äkara and ¿¿ntideva, Todd shows that the methodologies and aims of these Buddhist and Hindu masters trace remarkably similar cross-cutting paths. Treating Buddhism and Hinduism with equal respect, this book compares and reinterprets the Indian material so as to engage with contemporary Western debates on self and to show that Indian philosophy is indeed a philosophy of dialogue.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Self; Chapter 2 A New Ethical Model; Chapter 3 Situating ?a?kara and ??ntideva; Chapter 4 Their Common Approach to the World; Chapter 5 Knowledge and Liberation; Chapter 6 A Selfless Response to the World; Chapter 7 Marginal Cases; conclusion Conclusion;

About the author

Dr Warren Lee Todd gained his MA in Buddhist Studies under Prof. Peter Harvey at Sunderland University, and went on to Lancaster University to complete his PhD in Religious Studies under Prof. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad. He co-taught the MA in Buddhist Studies at Sunderland, before moving with the course to the University of South Wales, where he is currently Visiting Lecturer in Buddhist Philosophy. He also teaches Buddhism at Mahidol University (MUIDS), Thailand.

Product details

• Authors: Warren Lee Todd, Todd Warren Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138272293
• ISBN: 978-1-138-27229-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Dialogues in South Asian Traditions: Religion, Philosophy, Literature and History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, Philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Philosophy of religion, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs