1st Edition

The Philosophical Traditions of India

By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copyright 1971

     

    This volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.

     

     

     

    1. Nature and Development of Indian Thought
    2. The Vedas and Other Sources
    3. The Central Ideas of the Upanisads
    4. The Activist Tradition and the Mimamsa School
    5. The Materialistic Tradition of the Carvakas
    6. The Heterodox Tradition of Jainism
    7. The Heterodox Tradition of Buddhism
    8. The Logical Tradition of the Nyaya
    9. The Pluralistic Tradition of the Vaisesika
    10. The Dualistic Tradition of the Sankhya
    11. The Yoga Tradition of the Patanjali
    12. The Vedanta and the Monistic Tradition of the Spirit
    13. The Epics and the Ethical Codes
    14. The Traditions and Contemporary Trends

     

     

     

     

    Biography

    Raju, P T