A companion to Buddhist philosophy

"A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy. Encompasses the broadest treatmen...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Emmanuel, Steven M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Series:Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 139
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy is the most comprehensive single volume on the subject available; it offers the very latest scholarship to create a wide-ranging survey of the most important ideas, problems, and debates in the history of Buddhist philosophy. Encompasses the broadest treatment of Buddhist philosophy available, covering social and political thought, meditation, ecology and contemporary issues and applications. Each section contains overviews and cutting-edge scholarship that expands readers understanding of the breadth and diversity of Buddhist thought Broad coverage of topics allows flexibility to instructors in creating a syllabus Essays provide valuable alternative philosophical perspectives on topics to those available in Western traditions "--
Physical Description:xx, 736 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.