The Doctrine Of The Upaniṣads And The Early Buddhism

Author : Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 250 pages
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Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120808304

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The Doctrine of the Upaniṣads and the Early Buddhism by Hermann Oldenberg Pdf

Chapter I of this study, which discusses the older Upanisads, viz., the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad and the Chandogya Upanisad, describes at the outset how the idea of the Supreme Being, the unique mystic power, was conceived in the words Brahman and Atman and how these two entities merged with each other and became identical. It then discusses the doctrine of metempsychosis as evolved from the relation between the Supreme Being and the world of plurality. In this period, the magician-priest begins to become a philosopher. Chapter II deals with later Upanisads like Kathaka Upanisad, Maitrayana Upanisad and Svetasvatara Upanisad. This period clearly reveals beginnings of the formulation of a system in the form of Samkhya Doctrine and the Yoga. Here the ultimate goal of human yearning, the salvation from suffering, becomes visible. In short, we perceive the development of thought of the Indian Philosophy from an impersonal god (of impersonal powers) to a personal god. But interestingly, a system strongly enforcing the elements of Yoga decisively rejected theism and adhered to the pessimistic thought of Indian mysticism: the Doctrine of Buddhism. This is described in Chapter III.

Author : Sanjay Govind Deodikar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : UCAL:B3875942

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Upaniṣads and Early Buddhism by Sanjay Govind Deodikar Pdf

Author : Thomas William Rhys Davids
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 20 pages
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Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230367292

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Early Buddhism by Thomas William Rhys Davids Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI ADOPTED DOCTRINES--KARMA Transmigration.--The above are the essential doctrines of the original Buddhism. They are at the same time the distinctive doctrines: that is to say, the doctrines that distinguish it from all previous teaching in India. But the Buddha, while rejecting the sacrifices and the ritualistic magic of the brahmin schools, the animistic superstitions of the people, and the pantheistic speculations of the poets of the pre-Buddhistic Upanishads, still retained the belief in transmigration. This belief--the transmigration of the soul, after the death of the body, into other bodies, either of men, beasts or gods--is part of the animistic creed, and is so widely found throughout the world that it was probably universal. In India it had already, before the rise of Buddhism, been raised into an ethical conception by the associated doctrine of Karma, according to which a man's social position in life and his physical advantages, or the reverse, were the result of his actions in a previous birth.1 The doctrine thus afforded an explanation, quite complete to those who could believe it, of the apparent anomalies and wrongs in the distribution here of happiness or woe. A man, for instance, is blind. This is owing to his lust of the eye in a previous birth. But he has also unusual powers of hearing. This is because he loved, in a previous birth, to listen to the preaching of the law. The explanation could always be exact, for it was scarcely more than a repetition of the point to be explained. It fits the facts because it is derived from them. And it cannot be disproved, for it lies in a sphere beyond the reach of human inquiry. The Bridge.--It was because it thus provided a moral cause that it was retained in Buddhism....

Author : Sue Hamilton-Blyth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
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Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136842931

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Early Buddhism: A New Approach by Sue Hamilton-Blyth Pdf

New interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism, mainly the relationship between identity and perception in early Buddhism.

Author : K N Jayatilleke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134542949

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Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge by K N Jayatilleke Pdf

The author of this volume, an accomplished philologist, historian and philosopher, analyzes the relevant earlier and later texts and traces the epistemological foundations of Pali canonical thought from the Vedic period onwards. Originally published in 1963, it sheds new light on later developments and elucidates from the Indian point of view some of the basic problems of the conflict between metaphysics and logical and linguistic analysis.

Author : Edward Fitzpatrick Crangle
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 3447034793

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The Origin and Development of Early Indian Contemplative Practices by Edward Fitzpatrick Crangle Pdf

Author : K.N. Jayatilleke
Publisher : Buddhist Publication Society
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789552403354

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Facets of Buddhist Thought by K.N. Jayatilleke Pdf

This book presents a brilliant account of of Theravada Buddhism and embraces a wide variety of themes ranging from the birth of Buddhism to the Buddha’s prophetic teachings regarding the future of mankind. Topics covered include, among many others, the background of early Buddhism; the significance of the Buddha’s birthday; the Buddhist doctrines of karma and reincarnation; the Buddhist conception of truth, good and evil, Nirvana, the individual, the universe and the material world; the Buddhist view of nature and destiny; Buddhism and the caste system; Buddhism and international law; and the contemporary relevance of the Buddha’s teachings to the modern world. Professor Jayatilleke always writes with both the scholar and the lay reader in mind. As a result, this is a highly readable and extremely penetrating book—and one that explores the roots and nature of the Buddha’s teachings and examines them in the light of contemporary knowledge. The present collection contains all essays earlier published in the book The Message of the Buddha, edited by Ninian Smart, as well as essays that were published the Wheel Publication series. Contents 1. Buddhism and the Scientific Revolution 2. The Historical Context of the Rise of Buddhism 3. The Buddhist Conception of Truth 4. The Buddhist Attitude to Revelation 5. The Buddhist Conception of Matter and the Material World 6. The Buddhist Analysis of Mind 7. The Buddhist Conception of the Universe 8. The Buddhist Attitude to God 9. Nibbana 10. The Buddhist View of Survival 11. The Buddhist Doctrine of Kamma 12. The Case for the Buddhist Theory of Karma and Survival 13. The Conditioned Genesis of the Individual 14. The Buddhist Ethical Ideal of the Ultimate Good 15. The Basis of Buddhist Ethics 16. The Buddhist Conception of Evil 17. The Criteria of Right and Wrong 18. The Ethical Theory of Buddhism 19. Some Aspects of the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhist Ethics 20. Toynbee’s Criticism of Buddhism 21. The Buddhist Attitude to Other Religions 22. Buddhism and Peace 23. The Significance of Vesakha 24. Buddhism and the Race Question 25. The Principles of International Law in Buddhist Doctrine

Author : Thomas William Rhys Davids
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120616561

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Buddhism (reprint London 1908 edn.)

Author : Vishwanath Prasad Varma
Publisher : New Delhi] : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Buddha (The concept)
ISBN : UVA:X000127324

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Early Buddhism and Its Origins by Vishwanath Prasad Varma Pdf

Author : Promode Ranjan Barua
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Brahmanism
ISBN : UVA:X000961107

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Early Buddhism and the Brahmanical Doctrines by Promode Ranjan Barua Pdf

Author : Kashi Nath Upadhyaya
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120808800

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Early Buddhism and the Bhagavadgītā by Kashi Nath Upadhyaya Pdf

This is a critical and philosophical analysis and assessment of the teachings of Buddha as Found in the Early Stratum of the Pali Canon and those of Lord Krsna as embodied in the Bhagvadgita. It is the first time that the foundational works of the two most important traditions of Indian thought have been brought together for comperative treatment.The Widely prevalent openion among scholars that Hindu thought did not have any significant contact with Pali Buddhism, might perhaps be one of the reasons why no attempt has previously been made to undertake a comparative study of Bhagwadgita and early Buddhism. The author covers the whole field of epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics in detail and depth, and bases his conclusions throughout on the original texts, making careful examinations of, and paing due attention, to the commentatiorialexegeses and scholarly interpretations.

Author : Kashi Nath Upadhyaya
Publisher : Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Bhagavadgītā
ISBN : UOM:39015022668399

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Early Buddhism and the Bhagavadgītā by Kashi Nath Upadhyaya Pdf

Comparative study of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Author : Arthur Berriedale Keith
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 8120610539

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Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon by Arthur Berriedale Keith Pdf

Author : K N Jayatilleke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134542871

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Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge by K N Jayatilleke Pdf

The author of this volume, an accomplished philologist, historian and philosopher, analyzes the relevant earlier and later texts and traces the epistemological foundations of Pali canonical thought from the Vedic period onwards. Originally published in 1963, it sheds new light on later developments and elucidates from the Indian point of view some of the basic problems of the conflict between metaphysics and logical and linguistic analysis.

Author : Gregory Joseph Darling
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 8120803639

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An Evaluation of the Vedāntic Critique of Buddhism by Gregory Joseph Darling Pdf

This book represents a comparison of the critique of Buddhism as set forth in the interpretations of Sankara, Madhva, and Ramanuja to the sutras of the second section (adhyaya) of the Brahma-sutras concerned with the refutation of Buddhism, with the positions actually elaborated by the Buddhists in their own texts. An attempt is also made to compare the conflicting interpretations of the three commentators to these particular sutras, in accordance with the philosophical approach unique to each commentator. The book is divided into two parts. The first part consists of an Introductory Background. It includes a brief description of the Brahma-sutras as a text and summarizes the philosophical positions of the three commentators. The second part proceeds sutra by sutra to study the three commentators' interpretations of the particular sutras directed against the Buddhists.