William S Waldron

The Buddhist Unconscious

The Alaya-Vijñana in the Context of Indian Buddhist Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

This study focuses on the development of the concept of unconscious mind within Indian Buddhist thought, presents issues of conception of mind and examines the doctrinal and philosophical arguments described and defended it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780415298094
• ISBN-10: 0415298091
• Artikelnr.: 22207134

Autorenporträt

William S. Waldron received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of Wisconsin after studying extensively in India, Nepal and Japan. He currently teaches South Asian religions and Buddhist philosophy at Middlebury College, Vermont. His research areas include the Yogacara school of Indian Buddhism, and comparative psychologies and philosophies of mind.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I
The Background and Context of the Ãlaya
vijñãna Part II
The Abhidharma Context 15. The Abhidharma Project and its Problematic Part III
The Alaya
vijñana in the Yogacara Tradition, The Alaya
vijñana in the Early Tradition Part IV
The Alaya
Vijñana in the Mahayana
samgraha I : Bringing It All Back HomePart V
The Alaya
Vijñana in the Mahayana
samgraha II: Looking Beyond

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Part I - The Background and Context of the Ãlaya-vijñãna Part II - The Abhidharma Context 15. The Abhidharma Project and its Problematic Part III - The Alaya-vijñana in the Yogacara Tradition, The Alaya-vijñana in the Early Tradition Part IV - The Alaya-Vijñana in the Mahayana-samgraha I : Bringing It All Back Home Part V - The Alaya-Vijñana in the Mahayana-samgraha II: Looking Beyond

Rezensionen

'This work weaves together into one fabric yards spanning some one thousand years of Indian Buddhist thought, and will prove to be an invaluable source of information for scholars of Buddhist literature.' - East and West Series

'This work weaves together into one fabric yards spanning some one thousand years of Indian Buddhist thought, and will prove to be an invaluable source of information for scholars of Buddhist literature.' - East and West Series