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Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism: The Mahayana Context of the Gaudapadiya-Karika Hardcover - 1995

by Richard King


From the publisher

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the doctrines of early Advaita and Buddhism that has important implications for the question of the relationship between Hindu and Buddhist thought. The author examines the central doctrines of the Gaudapadiya-karikain a series of chapters that discuss early Advaita in relation to the Abhidharma, Madhyamaka, and Yogacara schools of Buddhism. The question of the doctrinal diversity of Indian Buddhism is also discussed through an analysis of the concept of 'Buddha-Nature' and its relationship with Vedantic thought.

Details

  • Title Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism: The Mahayana Context of the Gaudapadiya-Karika
  • Author Richard King
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 341
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1995-08
  • ISBN 9780791425138 / 0791425134
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.74 x 0.97 in (23.57 x 17.12 x 2.46 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94-24728
  • Dewey Decimal Code 181.482

About the author

Richard King is Lecturer in Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland.