1st Edition

Altruism and Reality Studies in the Philosophy of the Bodhicaryavatara

By Paul Williams Copyright 1998
    285 Pages
    by Routledge

    284 Pages
    by Routledge

    Brings together Paul Williams' previously published papers on the Indian and Tibetan interpretations of selected verses from the eighth and ninth chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara.

    Chapter 1 On Prak?tinirv??a/Prak?tinirv?ta in the Bodhicary?vat?ra; Chapter 2 On Altruism and Rebirth; Chapter 3 An Argument for Cittam?tra; Chapter 4 Identifying the Object of Negation; Chapter 5 The Absence of Self and the Removal of Pain;

    Biography

    Paul Williams

    'Williams' work is the first book-length scholarly study devoted exclusively to Santideva's philosophy and as such it deserves our attention and appreciation. Williams is a gifted and engaging writer A very interesting and lively book' - Eli Franco, Bulletin of SOAS