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book toc: * Introduction1 * A. The teaching of the Buddha5 ** AA. The Buddha (ca. 560-480 B.C.E.)5 ** AB. The proclamation of the Buddha5 *** ABA. The sermon of Benares (Dharmacakrapravartanasūtra)6 *** ABB. The Buddhist path of liberation8 **** ABB.1. From the "Kandaraka Sutta" (Majjhima Nikāya 51)8 ** AC. Questions which the Buddha did not answer10 *** ACA. Ānanda [Saṃyutta Nikāya 44, 10]10 *** ACB. The Sūtra of Vatsagotra and the Fire (Aggivacchagottasuttanta) [Majjhimanikāya Sutta 72]11 *** ACC. The Sūtra of the Bearer of the Burden (Bhārahārasūtra)15 ** AD. The tenet of dependent origination16 *** ADA. The Account of Enlightenment (Bodhikathā; Mahāvagga I, 1)17 *** ADB. The Great Sūtra of the Foundations of Origination (Mahānidānsuttanta; Dıghanikāya XV)18 *** ADC. The Sūtra of Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpādasūtra)24 *** ADD. From Vasubandhu’s "Commentary to the Sūtra of Dependent Origination" (Pratītyasamutpādavyākhyā)26 *** ADE. The Sūtra of the young Rice plant (Śālistambasūtra)29 * B. The Dogmatics (Abhidharma) of the Hīnayāna36 ** BA. The rise of the Buddhist Schools36 ** BB. The principal philosophical doctrines of the Sarvāstivāda37 *** BBA. The principal philosophical thoughts37 **** BBA.1. The denial of a soul, of a self37 ***** BBA.1.1. From "The Questions of Menandros"(Milindapañhā)39 ***** BBA.1.2. Vasubandhu the Younger (ca. 400-480 C.E.)46 ****** BBA.1.2.1. A soul does not exist (Abhidharmakośa III, v. 18-24)47 ****** BBA.1.2.2. From "Refutation of the Person" (Pudgalapratiṣedhaprakaraṇa)52 **** BBA.2. General views associated with the doctrine of the denial of a soul58 ***** BBA.2.1. First general view: All entities lack a solid permanent core58 ***** BBA.2.1.1. (A) Discussion of this first general view in the field of material elements59 ***** BBA.2.1.2. (B) Discussion of this first general view in the field of psychology60 ***** BBA.2.1.3. A substance does not exist (Abhidharmakośa III, ad v. 100)61 ***** BBA.2.2. Second general view: The moment…
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citation: Frauwallner, Erich. ''The Philosophy of Buddhism (Die Philosophie des Buddhismus)''. Translated by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo with the assistance of Jigme Sheldrön, under the supervision of Ernst Steinkellner. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2010. Originally published 1956 by Akademie Verlag as ''Die Philosophie des Buddhismus'' (Berlin).
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description: The translation of Erich Frauwallner's Die Philosophie des Buddhismus, first published in 1956, opens up a classic introduction to Buddhist thought to a broader English language readership. The book covers the period of early canonical literature with examples of its philosophically relevant ideas, followed by the principal philosophical concepts of systematic Sravakayana Buddhism. In the main part of the book, Frauwallner presents the first survey of the development of the philosophical systems of Mahayana Buddhism. He was well aware of the limitations in presenting only the Buddhist philosophy of the "classical", i.e., the systematic period, and does not seem to have been ready to add the philosophically creative new postsystematic tradition of Buddhist epistemology and logic, a major subject of his subsequent years of research. Frauwallner's way of translating was straightforward: to remain as close as possible to the original text while presenting it in a clear and readable way in order to convey an accurate impression of its meaning. For technical terms in the source materials he maintained a single translation even when various meanings were suggested. For clarity regarding such variations of meaning he relied on the context and his explanation. The same approach was taken by the translator of the present book. Although his translation attempts to be faithful to the 1994 edition of Die Philosophie des Buddhismus, he inserted helpful additional headlines into the text and considerably enlarged the index. All other additions by the translator are given within square brackets. Besides this, he created an Appendix, which contains one of Frauwallner's more important articles "Amalavijnana and Alayavijnana" (1951) to complement the long Yogacara section of the book, a bibliography of selective publications after 1969. The URLs for many of the source materials were also conveniently provided. (Source: [https://www.mlbd.in/products/the-philosophy-of-buddhism-die-philo…
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