A History of Buddhist Philosophy: Continuities and Discontinuities

Abhidhamma absolute truth absolutist adopted analysis anatta assertion atman bhūta Brahmanical Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist Buddhist tradition cessation Ch'an Chapter cognition commentaries compelled conception consciousness death dependent arising dhamma Dignāga disciples dispositions doctrine dukkha early Buddhism early discourses eliminated empirical empty enlightenment epistemological essentialist existence explain extremely happiness hence human person Ibid ideas impermanence Indian interpretation Jaina Kalupahana Kārikā Kathāvatthu knowledge language Lankā Lotus Mahāvīra Mahāyāna means meditation metaphysical mind Moggaliputta-tissa monks moral Nāgārjuna namely nature negation nibbāna noble truths non-substantiality Pali path perceived perception permanent and eternal Personalist perspective phenomena physical pragmatic present principle of dependent problem psychological questions realized recognized referred reflection relating represents rūpa saññā Sarvāstivādins Sautrāntikas sense experience significant statement substance substantialist suffering Sūtra Suzuki svabhāva Tantras tathāgata teachings theory Theravada Theravadin tion Transcendentalist treatise ultimate reality understanding universal Upanisadic Vajracchedikā Vasubandhu vedanā Yogācāra