Buddhist Philosophy : : A Historical Analysis / / David J. Kalupahana.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Kalupahana, David J.,
• MitwirkendeR: Malalasekera, G. P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1984]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 1984
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 p.)

This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachings and historical development, setting forth complex and significant ideas in a straightforward and simple style that is easily accessible to the student. The author's orientation is philosophical, rather than religious or sociological. This approach is both the uniqueness and the strength of the work.Part I outlines the historical background out of which Buddhism arose and emphasizes the teachings of early Buddhism. Part II examines developments in the history of Buddhist thought and the emergence of the various schools of Buddhism.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Early Buddhism -- Chapter One. Historical Background -- Chapter Two. Epistemology -- Chapter Three. Causality -- Chapter Four. The Three Characteristics of Existence -- Chapter Five. Karma and Rebirth -- Chapter Six. Morality and Ethics -- Chapter Seven. Nirvana -- Later Buddhism -- Chapter Eight. Beginnings of Scholasticism and Mahāyāna -- Chapter Nine. Scholasticism-Theravāda, Sarvâstivāda, and Sautrāntika -- Chapter Ten. Development of Mahāyāna -- Chapter Eleven. Mādhyamika Transcendentalism -- Chapter Twelve. Yogâcāâra Idealism -- Appendix I. Metaphysics and the Buddha -- Appendix 2. Reflections on the Relation between Early Buddhism and Zen -- Index -- About the Author