Dialogue and doxography in Indian philosophy : points of view in Buddhist, Jaina, and Advaita Vedānta traditions / Karl-Stéphan Bouthillette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bouthillette, Karl-Stéphan, author.

Series:

Dialogues in south Asian traditions

Dialogues in South Asian traditions : religion, philosophy, literature, and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bhāvaviveka.

Philosophy, Indic--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy, Indic.

Philosophy, Indic--Historiography.

Bhāvaviveka. Mādhyamakahr̥daya.

Bhāvaviveka--Criticism and interpretation.

Buddhist philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Buddhist philosophy.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism)--Early works to 1800.

Mādhyamika (Buddhism).

Haribhadrasūri, 700-770. Ṣaḍdarśanasamuccaya.

Haribhadrasūri.

Jaina philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Jaina philosophy.

Śaṅkarācārya. Sarvadarśanasiddhāntasaṅgraha--English & Sanskrit.

Śaṅkarācārya.

Hindu philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Hindu philosophy.

Advaita--Early works to 1800.

Advaita.

Vedanta--Early works to 1800.

Vedanta.

Mimamsa--Early works to 1800.

Mimamsa.

Criticism and interpretation.

Historiography.

Physical Description:

xii, 210 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This is the first book fully dedicated to Indian philosophical doxography. It examines the function such dialectical texts were intended to serve in the intellectual and religious life of their public. It looks at Indian doxography both as a witness of inter and intra sectarian dialogues, and as a religious phenomenon. It argues that doxographies represent dialectical exercises, indicative of a peculiar religious attitude to plurality, and locate these 'exercises' within a known form of 'yoga' dedicated to the cultivation of 'knowledge' or 'gnosis' (jñāna). Concretely, the book presents a critical examination of three Sanskrit doxographies: the Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā of the Buddhist Bhāviveka, the Ṣaḍdarśanasamuccaya of the Jain Haribhadra, and the Sarvasiddhāntasaṅgraha attributed to the Advaitin Śaṅkara, focusing on each of their respective presentation of the Mīmāṃsā view. It is the first time that the genre of doxography is considered beyond its literary format to ponder its performative dimension, as a spiritual exercise. Theoretically broad, the book reaches out to academics in Religious Studies, Indian Philosophy, Indology, and Classical Studies"-- Provided by publisher.

"This is the first book fully dedicated to Indian philosophical doxography. It examines the function such dialectical texts were intended to serve in the intellectual and religious life of their public. It looks at Indian doxography both as a witness of inter and intra sectarian dialogues, and as a religious phenomenon. It argues that doxographies represent dialectical exercises, indicative of a peculiar religious attitude to plurality, and locate these 'exercises' within a known form of 'yoga' dedicated to the cultivation of 'knowledge' or 'gnosis' (j�n�ana). Concretely, the book presents a critical examination of three Sanskrit doxographies: the Madhyamakah�rdayak�arik�a of the Buddhist Bh�aviveka, the �Sa�ddar�sanasamuccaya of the Jain Haribhadra, and the Sarvasiddh�antasa�ngraha attributed to the Advaitin �Sa�nkara, focusing on each of their respective presentation of the M�im�a�ms�a view. It is the first time that the genre of doxography is considered beyond its literary format to ponder its performative dimension, as a spiritual exercise. Theoretically broad, the book reaches out to academics in Religious Studies, Indian Philosophy, Indology, and Classical Studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bouthillette, Karl-Stéphan, Point of views in Indian doxography

ISBN:

9780367226138

0367226138

OCLC:

1142018062

Publisher Number:

99984328140