Dispelling Illusion

Gauḍapāda's Alātasānti with an Introduction

Douglas A. Fox (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

146 Seiten

1993
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-1501-6 (ISBN)

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This book sets Gauḍapāda in historical context and develops a commentary that makes the meaning and significance of the Alātasānti text clear. In the Alātasānti, Gauḍapāda uses terms made familiar by Buddhism in order to expound his Vedantic philosophy. It places him at the watershed between Mahāyāna Buddhism and Vedanta.

Among the important issues discussed are Gauḍapāda's radical doctrine of non-production (ajati), that is, the view that despite appearances nothing is ever actually brought into existence; his notion of the illusory nature of sensory experience; his conviction that reality is "not two" (and certainly not more than two); his theory of knowledge; and the "touchless yoga" he hoped would dispel our illusions about ourselves and our world. His logic and the content of his arguments are examined critically.

Douglas A. Fox is David and Lucille Packard Professor of Religion at The Colorado College.

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One: Historical and Critical Introduction

Guadapada
Context
Gaudapada and Buddhism
Grounds of Conviction
Mandukya Upanisad and Gaudapada'sKarikasSummaries of Prakaranas I, II, and III
Principle Ideas in the Fourth Prakarana: "Alatasanti"
Arguments for Ajati (non-production)

Part Two: The Text: Gaudapada's "Quenching the Firebrand"

Introductory Note
"Alatasanti"

Part Three: Commentary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.8.1993
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Religious Studies
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	0-7914-1501-5 / 0791415015
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-1501-6 / 9780791415016
Zustand	Neuware