Author: Dan Arnold
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008-02-18
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 0231507798
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief, Dan Arnold examines how the Brahmanical tradition of Purva Mimamsa and the writings of the seventh-century Buddhist Madhyamika philosopher Candrakirti challenged dominant Indian Buddhist views of epistemology. Arnold retrieves these two very different but equally important voices of philosophical dissent, showing them to have developed highly sophisticated and cogent critiques of influential Buddhist epistemologists such as Dignaga and Dharmakirti. His analysis—developed in conversation with modern Western philosophers like William Alston and J. L. Austin—offers an innovative reinterpretation of the Indian philosophical tradition, while suggesting that pre-modern Indian thinkers have much to contribute to contemporary philosophical debates. In logically distinct ways, Purva Mimamsa and Candrakirti's Madhyamaka opposed the influential Buddhist school of thought that emphasized the foundational character of perception. Arnold argues that Mimamsaka arguments concerning the "intrinsic validity" of the earliest Vedic scriptures are best understood as a critique of the tradition of Buddhist philosophy stemming from Dignaga. Though often dismissed as antithetical to "real philosophy," Mimamsaka thought has affinities with the reformed epistemology that has recently influenced contemporary philosophy of religion. Candrakirti's arguments, in contrast, amount to a principled refusal of epistemology. Arnold contends that Candrakirti marshals against Buddhist foundationalism an approach that resembles twentieth-century ordinary language philosophy—and does so by employing what are finally best understood as transcendental arguments. The conclusion that Candrakirti's arguments thus support a metaphysical claim represents a bold new understanding of Madhyamaka.
Author: Bhimrao Ambedkar
Publisher:
Published: 2018-10-20
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781729025352
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards Untouchables, while also supporting the rights of women and labour.
Author: Gail Omvedt
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Published: 2003-08-18
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is an historical survey of Buddhism in India and shows how over a period of 2500 years, Buddhism has been engaged in a struggle against caste-hierarchy. It has challenged Brahmanism, the main exploitative system of traditional Indian society, and instead endeavored to build religious egalitarianism.
Author: Johannes Bronkhorst
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-02-14
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9004201424
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.
Author: Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2020-08-15
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 3752443138
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original: Buddhism, in its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism by Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Author: Dinesh Singh Anand
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9788187190622
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Monier Monier-Williams
Publisher:
Published: 1889
Total Pages: 648
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005-06-02
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780195346633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Dreaming the Great Brahmin explores the creation and recreation of Buddhist saints through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. The first comprehensive cultural and literary history of the well-known Indian Buddhist poet saint Saraha, known as the Great Brahmin, this book argues that we should view Saraha not as the founder of a tradition, but rather as its product. Kurtis Schaeffer shows how images, tales, and teachings of Saraha were transmitted, transformed, and created by members of diverse Buddhist traditions in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. The result is that there is not one Great Brahmin, but many. More broadly, Schaeffer argues that the immense importance of saints for Buddhism is best understood by looking at the creative adaptations of such figures that perpetuated their fame, for it is there that these saints come to life.