William S Waldron

Gebundenes Buch

The Buddhist Unconscious

The Alaya-vijñana in the context of Indian Buddhist Thought

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9780415298094
• ISBN-10: 0415298091
• Artikelnr.: 22207134

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