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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 Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: TheodorIthamar <1959->  
YaoZhihua <1968->  
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.
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ISBN: 1-4985-2591-1
0-7391-8814-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453216803321
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Serie: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion