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Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems: Translated from the German by Sophie Francis Kidd as Translator and Under the Supervision of Ernst Steinkellner as Editor

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Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems: Translated from the German by Sophie Francis Kidd as Translator and Under the Supervision of Ernst Steinkellner as Editor - Frauwallner, Erich, and Steinkellner, Ernst (Editor)
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This is a translation of Frauwallner's Abhidharmastudien. It analyzes the literary traditions, doctrinal tendencies, and structural methods of the Buddhist Abhidarma canon in order to expose the beginnings of systematic philosophical thought in Buddhism. Frauwallner's insights illuminate the path of meditation toward liberation, the development of Buddhist psychology, and the evolution of the Buddhist view of causality and the problem of time. He provides a clear explanation of the gradual development of Buddhist thought ...

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Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems: Translated from the German by Sophie Francis Kidd as Translator and Under the Supervision of Ernst Steinkellner as Editor 1996, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

ISBN-13: 9780791427002

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Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems: Translated from the German by Sophie Francis Kidd as Translator and Under the Supervision of Ernst Steinkellner as Editor 1996, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

ISBN-13: 9780791426999

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