Buddhist Thought in India

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Buddhist Thought in India

Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy

East Asian and Indian philosophy Buddhism: branches and groups

Author: Edward Conze

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Collection: Routledge Library Editions: Buddhism

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 16th October 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781134542383


Originally published in 1962.

This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts:

Archaic Buddhism

Tacit assumptions, the problem of "original Buddhism", the three marks and the perverted views, the five cardinal virtues, the cultivation of the social emotions, Dharma and dharmas, Skandhas, sense-fields and elements.

The Sthaviras

the eighteen schools, doctrinal disputes, the unconditioned and the process of salvation, some Abhidharma problems.

The Mahayana

doctrines common to all Mahayanists, the Madhyamikas, the Yogacarins, Buddhist logic, the Tantras.

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