Brahman and Dao : comparative studies of Indian and Chinese philosophy and religion / / Edited by Ithamar Theodor and Zhihua Yao
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| Titolo: |
Brahman and Dao : comparative studies of Indian and Chinese philosophy and religion / / Edited by Ithamar Theodor and Zhihua Yao
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 181/.11 |
| Soggetto topico: | Philosophy, Indic |
| Philosophy, Chinese | |
| Philosophy, Comparative | |
| Soggetto geografico: | India Religion |
| China Religion | |
| Altri autori: |
TheodorIthamar <1959->
YaoZhihua <1968->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. METAPHYSICS AND SOTERIOLOGY; Chapter 1. One, Water, and Cosmogony: Reflections on the Rg̣veda X.129 and the Taiyi sheng shui; Chapter 2. Exploring Parallels between the Philosophy of Upanisạds and Daoism; Chapter 3. The Way of Silent Realization: Ineffability and Rationality in the Philosophical Mysticisms of Śaṅkara and Zhan Ruoshui; Chapter 4. Impermanence and Immortality: The Concept of pañca-skandha in Buddhism and in Twofold Mystery Daoism; PART II. ETHICS; Chapter 5. Li and Dharma: Gandhi, Confucius, and Virtue Aesthetics |
| Chapter 6. Ethics and Metaphysics in the Bhagavadgītā and Classical Chinese ThoughtChapter 7. Communal Moral Personhood and Moral Responsibility in the Analectsand the Bhagavadgītā; Chapter 8. Ethics of Compassion: Buddhist Karunạ̄ and Confucian Ren; Chapter 9. Why "Besire" Is Not Bizarre: Moral Knowledge in Confucianism and Hinduism; PART III. BODY, HEALTH, AND SPIRITUALITY; Chapter 10. Yoga and Daoyin: History, Worldview, and Techniques; Chapter 11. The Emergence of Classical Medicine in Ancient China and India | |
| Chapter 12. Health, Illness, and the Body in Buddhist and Daoist Self-CultivationPART IV. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE; Chapter 13. Indic Influence on Chinese Language; Chapter 14. Magical Alphabet in the Indian and Chinese Minds: From the Garland of Letters to Master Pu'an's Siddham Mantra; Chapter 15. Mixed up on "Matching Terms" (geyi): Confusions in Cross-Cultural Translation; Chapter 16. The Ludic Quality of Life: A Comparison of the Caitanaya-caritāmrṭa and the Zhuangzi; Chapter 17. The Poet and the Historian: Criticism of the Modern Age by Rabindranath Tagore and Qian Mu; Index | |
| About the Contributors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Brahman and Dao: Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion is a pioneering volume highlighting possible bridges between Indian and Chinese cultures and complex systems of thought, and it includes 17 chapters on various Indo-Chinese comparative topics. It looks into four such themes: 1) metaphysics and soteriology, 2) ethics, 3) body, health and spirituality, and 4) language and culture. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Brahman and Dao |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-2591-1 |
| 0-7391-8814-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812652103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion