{"product_id":"early-buddhism-and-its-origins-idc869","title":"Early Buddhism and its Origins","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDC869\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/it\/book-author\/vishwanath%20prasad%20varma\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Vishwanath Prasad Varma\"\u003eVishwanath Prasad Varma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/it\/book-publisher\/munshiram%20manoharlal%20publishers%20pvt%20ltd\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. 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Ltd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2016\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e9788121503266\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e529\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.9\" X 5.8\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Buddhism is a subject of absorbing interest to student of comparative religions, ethics, history and social philosophy. Its historical foundations have been discussed by Senart, Oldenberg and C.A.F. Rhys Davids. In this book there has been presented not only an objective and scholarly exposition of the teaching and philosophy of early Buddhism but the Vedic roots of its concepts have been demonstrated. The methods of sociology of Religion have also been followed. The section entitled Buddhism and the Social Science (chaps. XV-XIX) constitutes an original contribution to knowledge from the pen of an eminent teacher of political philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Varma received his B.A. Honours (1942) and M.A. (1944) degrees in History at the Patna University, obtaining the first position in the first class. He studied Political Science, Social Philosophy and Sociology at the Columbia University in the City of New York (1949-48) and at the University of Chicago (1948-50) and worked with Professors MacIver, Franz Neumann, Leo Strauss, Hans Morgentau and Louis Wirth. Before his departure for advanced studies in Social Sciences in the United States, Dr. V.P. Varma had studied Buddhist philosophy for two years (1945-47) with Dr. D.M. Datta, the great Indian philosopher. He read the Upanishads and Indian philosophy under Acharya Brahmananda and other renowned Pandits. Dr. Verma is a great Vedic scholar. For his book \u003ci\u003eBharatiya Darshan, \u003c\/i\u003ehe was awarded the Malaviya Prize of the U.P. Government (1969).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dr. Verm is renowned teacher of political theory. He has been teaching this subject for over two decades. He has been the president of the All India Political Science Association (1968). His \u003ci\u003eRajaniti aur Darshana \u003c\/i\u003e has received two prizes from the U.P. Government and the Bihar Rashtrabhasa Parishad. His \u003ci\u003eModern Indian Political \u003c\/i\u003eThought is well known classic of political science. \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e(London) paid eloquent tributes to him as an \"exceptionally learned political philosopher.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e PREFACE \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003ePART ONE \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE PHILOSOPHY \u0026amp; SOCIOLOGY OF EARLY BUDDHISM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Section I. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. \u003ci\u003e The life, Personality and Prophecy of Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe life and Personality of Buddha \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddha's Leadership \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Religion and Early Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Origins of Religion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophical and Sociological Analysis of Buddhism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003eSection II. Evolution of Indian Religion and Buddhism \u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Vedic Religion and the Origins of Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction :Vedic Roots of Spiritual Idealism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Aspects of the Origins of the Upanisadic Religion and Philosophy in the \u003ca href=\"\/it\/article\/understanding-vedas\"\u003eVedas\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVedic Scepticism as one of the Roots of Buddhism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. \u003ci\u003eThe Post-Vedic Religion and the Origins of Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Development of the Yajna in the Brahmanas: Cults \u0026amp; Myth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpanisadic Idealism and Pantheism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Religion of the Upanisads \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonism and the Origins of Monasticism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Attitude of the Upanisads and Buddhism Towards the Vedas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Upanisadic and the Buddhistic Revolt against the Sacrificial system (800 BC-500 BC) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of the Upanisads and the Origins of Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fundamental Difference Between the Upanisadic and the Early Buddhistic Philosophy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Influence of the Upanisads upon Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Decline of Vedic Religion and the Rise of Early Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003eSection III. Exposition and Analysis of Early Buddhism \u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6. \u003ci\u003eBuddhist Pessimism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePessimism in Pre-Buddhist Indian Culture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Truth of Suffering: Pessimism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Origin and Extinction of Suffering: Optimism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sociological Study of Buddhist Dukkhavada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7. \u003ci\u003eAatmavada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViews Regarding the Atman in the Upanisadic Literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddha's Theory of Anatta \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextual References to Atta in the Pali Scriptues \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndirect Evidence and Implication in support of Buddhism Attavada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWestern Interpreters of Buddhist Non-Soul Doctrine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange in the View of C.A.F. Rhys Davids regarding the Interpretation of Anatman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Rebirth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory of the Doctrine of Rebirth in India \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociological Analysis of the Concept of Rebirth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9. \u003ci\u003eEarly Buddhist Ethics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eEthics in the Pre- Buddhistic Thought \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution of Buddhist Moral Idea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sociology of Early Buddhist Ethics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Reflections and Conculsion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gospel of Buddha as a Philosophy of life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10. \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/it\/article\/karma\"\u003eKarma\u003c\/a\u003e, Moral Determinism and Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheory of Determinism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Concept of Karman in the Vedas, Brahmanas and the Upanisads \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sociological Study of the Origine and Development of the Theory of Karman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModification of the Individualism of Karman in the Upanisads \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Buddhist Philosophy of Moral Determinism (Karman) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociological Implication of Moral Determinism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 11. \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of Nirvana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eConceptual Analysis of Nirvana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana as the Extinction of Pain\u003col type=\"a\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplication of the Extinction of Pain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana as Bliss \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana and Mysticism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMara and Buddha's Parinirvana: an Anthropological Study of the Nature and Personality of Mara \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana and a Philosophy of life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana as the Negation of Empiric Phenomena \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana as Utter Extinction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana as the Absolute \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNirvana according to the Abhidhamma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactors for the Silence Regarding Nirvanic Metaphysic \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology of Nirvana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 12. \u003ci\u003eEarly Buddhist Mysticism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003eSection IV. Yoga, Samkhya and Buddhism \u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 13. \u003ci\u003eYoga and Early Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eYogic Ideas in the Vedic Literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoga and the Upanisads \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoga and Early Buddhist Religion and Philosophy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddhism and Patanajala-Yoga \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociological Approach to Yoga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 14. \u003ci\u003eSamkhya and Early Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col type=\"A\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrigins of Samkhya Thought and Philosophy \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vedic Roots of the Samkhya \u003col type=\"a\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaterialism or Hylozoism in the Nasadiya Sukta \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin of the Concept of Prakrti in the Veda \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vedic Origins of Gunavada, Naturalism and Dualism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Upanisads and the Samkhya \u003col type=\"a\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eRefutation of the Views of Deuseen, Dahlmann, Keith and Barua \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVedic, and not Upanisadic, Roots of the Samkhya \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buddhism and Samkhya\u003cul\u003e 4. Summary and Conclusion\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003ePART TWO \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBUDDHISM AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 15. \u003ci\u003eThe Economic Foundation of Early Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eEconomic Causation and Religion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Economic Background of Buddhism \u003col type=\"a\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrade and Commerce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic Position of the Brahmin Class \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic Support to Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Influence of the Contemporary Economy upon Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 16. \u003ci\u003eThe Political Foundation of Early Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuddhism as an Eastern Indian Movement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Political Background of Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 17. \u003ci\u003eThe Social Foundation of Early Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddhism as a Social Movement: The Relation between the Vedicists and the Early Buddhists \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Social Foundation of the Buddhistic Movement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddha's Technics for Social Integration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sociology of Buddhist Monachism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 18. \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropological Foundation of Early Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropological Foundation of Early Buddhism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chatper 19. \u003ci\u003eEarly Buddhism and the Methodology of Social and Political Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003ePART THREE \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAPPENDICES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eBuddhist Nihilism \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilosophical Factors for the Emergence of Nihilism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins of Buddhist Nihilism and Nagarjuna \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCriticism of the Positive Interpretation of Madhyamika Philosophy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritique of Nihilism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eAsoka and Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eBuddha and Dayananda\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eVedism and Anti-Vedism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetaphysics and Mysticism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViews Regarding the Universe \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthical Idealism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Social Philosophy of Buddha and Dayananda \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Political Philosophy of Buddha and Dayananda \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eBuddha and Sri Aurobindo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Personality and Influence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethodology of Superior knowledge: Rationalism and Intuitionism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOntological Speculations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnatman and the Human Self \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Problem of Pain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: A Plea for Increasing Synthesis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eSri Aurobindo's Interpretation of Buddhist Philosophy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eBuddha and Marx\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOntology and Dialectics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy of Religion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy of History \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment of the Roles of Buddha and Marx in History \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eNarendra Deva's Interpretation of Buddhist philosophy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44623258648877,"sku":"IDC869","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/idc869.jpg?v=1677793544","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/it\/products\/early-buddhism-and-its-origins-idc869","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}