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Consciousness in Indian philosophy : The Advaita doctrine of 'awareness only'

By:

Timalsina, Sthaneshwar

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Series: Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: xxii, 179 pISBN:

0415776775 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415776776 (hardback : alk. paper)
0203889177 (ebook)
9780203889176 (ebook)

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DDC classification:

181.482 TIM

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Henry Martyn Institute Library General stacks	181.482 TIM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		25540

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.

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