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Todd, Warren Lee.

The ethics of Sankara and Santideva : a selfless response to an illusory world / by Warren Lee Todd. - Burlington : Ashgate, 2013. - 1 online resource - Dialogues in South Asian traditions: religion, philosophy, literature and history . - Dialogues in south Asian traditions. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 The Self; 2 A New Ethical Model; 3 Situating Śaṅkara and Śāntideva; 4 Their Common Approach to the World; 5 Knowledge and Liberation; 6 A Selfless Response to the World; 7 Marginal Cases; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Comparing the metaphysics and ethics of two of the most influential Indian masters, Sankara and Santideva, Todd shows that the methodologies and aims of these Buddhist and Hindu masters trace remarkably similar cross-cutting paths. Treating Buddhism and Hinduism with equal respect, this book compares and reinterprets the Indian material so as to engage with contemporary Western debates on self and to show that Indian philosophy is indeed a philosophy of dialogue.


English.

ISBN: 9781409466826 1409466825 9781306069830 1306069831 1315616211 9781315616216 1317033701 9781317033707 1317033698 9781317033691

Source: 538234 MIL

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Śaṅkarācārya--Ethics.
Śāntideva, active 7th century --Ethics.
Śaṅkarācārya
Śāntideva, active 7th century

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religious ethics--History.--India
Morale religieuse--Histoire.--Inde
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY--Social.
Ethics
Religious ethics

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History

LC Class. No.: B133.S5 / T63 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 170.92/234