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Bhaviveka on Samkhya and Vedanta: The Samkhya and Vedanta Chapters of the Madhyamakahrdayakarika and Tarkajvala
Olle Qvarnström
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Hardback. The "Madhyamakahrdayak rik " along with its auto-commentary, the "Tarkajv l, " is the earliest work to examine r vaka, Yog c ra, S mkhya, Vai esika, Ved nta, and M m ms in detail. Olle Qvarnstrom provides a critical edition and English translation of the S mkhya and Ved nta chapters of this treatise and a historical introduction." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
For anyone interested in an epoch of almost unrivaled intellectual activity and debate in India, the sixth-century Madhyamakahrdayakārikā along with its auto-commentary, the Tarkajvālā, is an indispensable resource. This partly doxographical treatise, composed by the Madhyamaka philosopher Bhāviveka, is the earliest and most substantial work to present and critically examine Śrāvaka, Yogācāra, Sāmkhya, Vaiśesika, Vedānta, and Mīmāmsā in great detail. Bhāviveka’s text is of unique value in its attempt to identify a Madhyamaka approach to other schools of philosophy as well as in furnishing us with valuable information regarding early Indic systematic philosophy, including what appear to be extracts from ... Read more
For anyone interested in an epoch of almost unrivaled intellectual activity and debate in India, the sixth-century Madhyamakahrdayakārikā along with its auto-commentary, the Tarkajvālā, is an indispensable resource. This partly doxographical treatise, composed by the Madhyamaka philosopher Bhāviveka, is the earliest and most substantial work to present and critically examine Śrāvaka, Yogācāra, Sāmkhya, Vaiśesika, Vedānta, and Mīmāmsā in great detail. Bhāviveka’s text is of unique value in its attempt to identify a Madhyamaka approach to other schools of philosophy as well as in furnishing us with valuable information regarding early Indic systematic philosophy, including what appear to be extracts from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Harvard Oriental Series
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9780674088498
SKU
V9780674088498
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About Olle Qvarnström
Olle Qvarnström is Professor in the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Lund, Sweden.
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