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Abhidharmakosabhasyam, 4 Volume Set (English, French and Sanskrit Edition) by Vasubandhu, L. De La Vallee Poussin (French Translator), Leo M. Pruden (English Translator) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Abhidharmakosabhasyam, 4 Volume Set (English, French and Sanskrit Edition) about?
This is the most important compendium of Indian Buddhist philosophy and psychology. The four volume clothbound masterwork begins with a history of abhidharma literature and covers a vast array of subjects from a Buddhist viewpoint. Some of these subjects are Buddhist cosmology and the process of rebirth, karma and the Buddhist ethical theory, mental defilements, causes of suffering and the path to enlightenment, the supernatural powers of a Buddha, a taxonomy of meditative states and a refutation of the existence of soul. "... one of the landmark achievements in the history of Buddhist Studies. Highly recommended for all academic libraries..."--Choice A selection of Choice Outstanding Books and Nonprint Materials (OABN). Contents Translator's Preface The Abhidharma--Leo M. Pruden Abhidharmakosabhasyam--L. Poussin The Dhatus The Indriyas The World Karma The Latent Defilements The Path and the Saints The Knowledges The Absorptions Refutation of the Pudgala Footnotes Index
Who reads Abhidharmakosabhasyam, 4 Volume Set (English, French and Sanskrit Edition)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Vasubandhu, L. De La Vallee Poussin (French Translator), Leo M. Pruden (English Translator)
- Publisher
- Asian Humanities Press; Berkeley, Calif.
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780895819109
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Anthropology, Buddhism