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Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy: On Knowing and What is to Be Known
By ShashiPrabha Kumar
Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explors the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. The author argues that it...
July 2011 | 978-0-415-54918-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body
Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston
Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. Typically, subtle-body practices assume a...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-60811-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives
Edited by Rosalind O'Hanlon, David Washbrook
Religious authority and political power have existed in complex relationships throughout India’s history. The centuries of the ‘early modern’ in South Asia saw particularly dynamic developments in this relationship. Regional as well as imperial states of the period expanded their religious...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-60232-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Buddhism and Christianity: Some Bridges of Understanding
By Winston L King
After a brief historical survey, the doctrines of dharma and karma are discussed and key elements that appear in contrasting forms in the two religions are examined. Originally published in 1963....
December 2010 | 978-0-415-61197-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition: A Guide
By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
A clear and straightforward introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, this book presents the basic teachings of Buddha in a way that people can readily comprehend and put into practice in their daily lives. Topics such as reincarnation, actions and their effects, emptiness, liberation and enlightenment are...
December 2010 | 978-0-415-61196-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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The Buddha's Philosophy: Selections from the Pali Canon and an Introductory Essay
By G F Allen
This study, originally published in 1959, traces the origin of Buddhism in Brahmanism, and fixes its relationship to Hinduism, describing and stressing the basic importance of Buddhist contemplation. The first half of the book introduces the very heart of Buddhism, while the second part presents...
December 2010 | 978-0-415-61195-4 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Desire and Motivation in Indian Philosophy
By Christopher G. Framarin
Desireless action is typically cited as a criterion of the liberated person in classical Indian texts. Contemporary authors argue with near unanimity that since all action is motivated by desire, desireless action is a contradiction. They conclude that desireless action is action performed without...
March 2009 | 978-0-415-46194-8 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Muhammad Iqbal: Islam, Aesthetics and Postcolonialism
By Javed Majeed
Bringing together Islamic studies, a postcolonial literary perspective, and a focus on the interaction between aesthetics and politics, this book analyses Iqbal’s Islamism through his poetry. It argues that his notion of an Islamist selfhood was expressed in his verse through the interplay between...
March 2009 | 978-0-415-44578-8 | Paperback (Routledge India)
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Consciousness in Indian Philosophy: The Advaita Doctrine of ‘Awareness Only’
By Sthaneshwar Timalsina
This book focuses on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy. According to this tradition, reality is identified as Brahman, the world is considered illusory, and the individual self is identified with the absolute reality....
2008 | 978-0-415-77677-6 | Hardback (Routledge)