TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kalupahana,David J.
AU  - Malalasekera,G.P.
TI  - Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis 
SN  - 9780824861711
AV  - BQ4150 ǂb K34 1976eb 
U1  - 181/.04/3 
PY  - 1984///]
CY  - Honolulu : 
PB  - University of Hawaii Press, 
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Doctrines
KW  - Buddhist philosophy
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824861711
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824861711
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824861711/original
ER  -