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An introduction to Indian philosophy : Hindu and Buddhist ideas from original sources / Christopher Bartley.

By: Bartley, Christopher [author.].
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury publishing, 2018Description: xi, 344p.ISBN: 9789388002585.Subject(s): Philosophy, Indic | PHILOSOPHY / GeneralDDC classification: 181.4 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface to the New Edition -- Introduction: Some Types of Indian Religiosity -- 1.Foundations of Brahminism: Vedas and Upanisads -- 2.Buddhist Origins -- 3.Abhidharma Buddhism -- 4.Sautrantika Buddhism -- 5.Nagarjuna and Madhyamaka Buddhism -- 6.'Mind-Only' Buddhism: Cittamatra -- 7.Samkhya and Yoga -- 8.Nyaya and Vaisesika -- 9.The Mïmamsa Vision -- 10.Vedanta -- 11.Advaita-Vedanta -- 12.Visistadvaita-Vedanta -- 13.Dvaita-Vedanta -- 14.Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Introducing the topics, themes and arguments of the most influential Hindu and Buddhist Indian philosophers, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy leads the reader through the main schools of Indian thought from the origins of Buddhism to the Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir. By covering Buddhist philosophies before the Brahmanical schools, this engaging introduction shows how philosophers from the Brahmanical schools-including Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, and Mimamsa, as well as Vedanta-were to some extent responding to Buddhist viewpoints. Together with clear translations of primary texts, this fully-updated edition features:- A glossary of Sanskrit terms - A guide to pronunciation - Chronological list of philosophers & worksWith study tools and constant reference to original texts, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy provides students with deeper understanding of the foundations of Indian philosophy"--
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Previously published: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-320) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface to the New Edition -- Introduction: Some Types of Indian Religiosity -- 1.Foundations of Brahminism: Vedas and Upanisads -- 2.Buddhist Origins -- 3.Abhidharma Buddhism -- 4.Sautrantika Buddhism -- 5.Nagarjuna and Madhyamaka Buddhism -- 6.'Mind-Only' Buddhism: Cittamatra -- 7.Samkhya and Yoga -- 8.Nyaya and Vaisesika -- 9.The Mïmamsa Vision -- 10.Vedanta -- 11.Advaita-Vedanta -- 12.Visistadvaita-Vedanta -- 13.Dvaita-Vedanta -- 14.Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Introducing the topics, themes and arguments of the most influential Hindu and Buddhist Indian philosophers, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy leads the reader through the main schools of Indian thought from the origins of Buddhism to the Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir. By covering Buddhist philosophies before the Brahmanical schools, this engaging introduction shows how philosophers from the Brahmanical schools-including Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, and Mimamsa, as well as Vedanta-were to some extent responding to Buddhist viewpoints. Together with clear translations of primary texts, this fully-updated edition features:- A glossary of Sanskrit terms - A guide to pronunciation - Chronological list of philosophers & worksWith study tools and constant reference to original texts, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy provides students with deeper understanding of the foundations of Indian philosophy"--

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