Brahman and Dao

Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Herausgeber: Theodor, Ithamar; Yao, Zhihua

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Produktbeschreibung

The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion. However, so far there is no systemic comparative study of Chinese and Indian philosophies and religions. Therefore there is a need to fill this gap. As such, Brahman and Dao: Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion is a pioneering volume in that it highlights possible bridges between these two great cultures and complex systems of thought, with seventeen chapters on various Indo-Chinese comparative topics. The book focuses on four themes: metaphysics and soteriology; ethics; body, health and spirituality; and language and culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780739171721
• ISBN-10: 0739171720
• Artikelnr.: 39339544

Autorenporträt

Ithamar Theodor is a scholar of Hinduism. A graduate of the Theology Faculty, University of Oxford, and a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, he is lecturer at the University of Haifa and visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Zhihua Yao is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests cover Buddhist philosophy, Indian philosophy, and philosophy of religion.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Part One: Metaphysics and
Soteriology Chapter 1: One, Water, and Cosmogony: Reflections on the Rgveda
X.129 and the Taiyi sheng shui Chapter Two: Exploring Parallels between the
Philosophy of Upanisads and Daoism Chapter Three: The Way of silent
Realization: Ineffability and Rationality in the Philosophical Mysticisms
of Sa?kara and Zhan Ruoshui Chapter Four: Impermanence and Immortality: The
concept of pañca-skandha in Buddhism and in Twofold Mystery Daoism Section
Two: Ethics Chapter Five: Li and Dharma: Gandhi, Confucius and Virtue
Aesthetics Chapter Six: Ethics and Metaphysics in the Bhagavadgita and
Classical Chinese Thought Chapter Seven: Communal Moral Personhood and
Moral Responsibility in the Analects and the Bhagavadgita Chapter Eight:
Ethics of Compassion: Buddhist Karu?a and Confucian Ren Chapter Nine: Why
"Besire" Is Not Bizarre: Moral Knowledge in Confucianism and Hinduism
Section Three: Body, Health and Spirituality Chapter Ten: Yoga and Daoyin:
History, Worldview, and Techniques Chapter Eleven: The Emergence of
Classical Medicine in Ancient China and India Chapter Twelve: Health,
Illness, and the Body in Buddhist and Daoist Self-Cultivation Section Four:
Language and Culture Chapter Thirteen: Indic Influence on Chinese Language
Chapter Fourteen: Magical Alphabet in the Indian and Chinese Minds: From
the Garland of Letters to Master Pu'an's Siddham Mantra Chapter Fifteen:
Mixed up on "Matching Terms" (geyi): Confusions in Cross-cultural
Translation Chapter Sixteen: The Ludic Quality of Life: A Comparison of the
Caitanaya-caritam?ta and the Zhuangzi Chapter Seventeen: The Poet and the
Historian: Criticism of the Modern Age by Rabindranath Tagore and Qian Mu