A Sourcebook in Asian PhilosophyA convenient one-volume collection of English translations of the basic text that have shaped the major Asian philosophical traditions. |
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action aggregates Ananda apprehended arises Atman attain become Bhikkhus Blessed Bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddhist called cause century B.C. cessation Ch'eng CHAPTER Chinese Chinese Philosophy Chu Hsi citta cognition Confucian Confucius consciousness depends desire Dharma discursive thought divine emptiness enlightenment Enlightenment-factor entity eternal evil exist after death experience fire given thing Gotama Heaven and Earth human inherent existence king knower knowledge koan living Madhyamaka Mahāyāna manifest Master material force means meditation Mencius mental mind mode monk Nāgārjuna Nāgasena nature of things negation Neo-Confucian nescience Nirvana non-existence object one's original perception perfection perfection of wisdom person phenomena philosophy practice prakṛti produced rafter reality reason regard Reprinted with permission ritual principles ruler sage samādhi Samkhya sensation sense sentient soul spiritual Śruti Subhuti substance suffering supreme Sūtra Tathagata teaching tion true truth ultimate understand Veda verily virtue voidness Wing-tsit Chan wisdom words Yogācāra