Timalsina, Sthaneshwar creator text London New York Routledge 2009 monographic ENG xxii, 179 p. ; This text centers on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy. Written lucidely and clearly, it reveals the depth and implications of Indian metaphysics and argument. Pt. I. Sat -- 1. Establishment of 'awareness only' -- 2. Svaprakasata (self-awareness) -- 3. Ekajiva : the doctrine of solitary self-awareness -- 4. Existence and awareness -- Pt. II. Anirvacaniya -- 5. Avidya -- Pt. II. Asat -- 6. A critique of difference -- 7. A critique of 'object' -- Pt. IV. Comparisons -- 8. Cinmatra and cittamatra : the Advaita critique of Yogacara. Advaita Consciousness 181.482 TIM 0415776775 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415776776 (hardback : alk. paper) 0203889177 (ebook) 9780203889176 (ebook) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018729.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018729.html