Indian Buddhist Studies on Non-Buddhist Theories of a Self
The Studies of Śāntarakṣita and Kamalaśīla on the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika, Mīmāṃsā, Sāṃkhya, Jain, Vedānta and Vātsīputrīya Theories of a Self
James Duerlinger
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Indian Buddhist Studies on Non-Buddhist Theories of a Self
The Studies of Śāntarakṣita and Kamalaśīla on the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika, Mīmāṃsā, Sāṃkhya, Jain, Vedānta and Vātsīputrīya Theories of a Self
James Duerlinger
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This book addresses prominent views on the nature of the self in Indian philosophical traditions and presents Buddhist critiques of those conceptions through the translation and commentary on ??ntarak?ita's chapter in the Tattvasa?graha on theories of a self and Kamala-??la's commentary on it in his Tattvasa?grahapañjik?.
The book is comprised of an introduction presenting the theories of a self in the Indian Buddhist Middle Way philosophies and in the different philosophical schools ??ntarak?ita and Kamala??la study and offers a background for the translation. The detailed translation that follows reveals the theories of a self that are explained in the philosophical schools in India called the Ny?ya-Vai?e?ika, M?m??s?, S??khya, Jain, Advaita Vedanta, and V?ts?putr?ya. It is complemented by a thorough commentary by the author which brings the text to light for a modern audience.
A useful contribution to Indian philosophy and global philosophy, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Philosophy, Religious Studies and Buddhist Studies.