Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume 9: Buddhist Philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D.

This Volume attempts to cover the development of Buddhist philosophical notions from approximately the time of Vasubandhu and his acrimonious critic .Samghabhadra--that is from about the mid-fourth century, to the end of the sixth century A.D. It is a glorious period in Indian history generally, the time of the Gupta kings and relative peace throughout the subcontinent, though perhaps the same cannot be said of Lanka (until recently called Ceylon) to the south. However, even there, whatever political difficulties there may have been, this age saw in Lanka the two large treatises of Buddhaghosa and Buddhadatta, two scholars whose works constitute the most thorough reviews we have of Theraväda Buddhism. V. 1. Bibliography Of Indian Philosophies / Compiled By Karl H. Potter -- [v. 2] Indian Metaphysics And Epistemology / Edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 3. Advaita Vedānta Up To Śaṃkara And His Pupils / Edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 4. Sāṃkhya / Edited By Gerald James Larson And Ram Shankar Bhattacharya -- V. 5. The Philosophy Of The Grammarians / Harold G. Coward And K. Kunjunni Raja -- V. 6. Indian Philosophical Analysis, Nyāya-vaiśeṣika From Gangeśa To Raghunātha Śiromaṇi / Edited By Karl H. Potter And Sibajiban Bhattacharyya -- V. 7. Abhidharma Buddhism To 150 A.d. / Edited By Karl H. Potter ... [et Al.]. -- V. 8. Buddhist Philosophy From 100 To 350 A.d. / Edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 9. Buddhist Philosophy From 350 To 600 A.d. / Edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 10. Jain Philosophy (pt. 1) / Edited By Dalsukh Malvania & Jayendra Soni -- V. 11. Advaita Vedanta From 800 To 1200 / Edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 12. Yoga : India's Philosophy Of Meditation / Edited By Gerald James Larson, Ram Shankar Bhattachrya -- V. 13. Nyāya-vaiśeṣika Philosophy From 1515 To 1660 A.d. / Edited By Sibjiban Bhattacharyya, Karl H. Potter -- V. 14. Jain Philosophy (pt. 2) / Edited By Karl H. Potter, Piotr Balcerowicz.-- V. 15. Bhedābheda And Dvaitādvaita Systems /edited By M.m. Agrawal, Karl H. Potter -- V. 16. Philosophy Of Pūrva-mīmāṃsā /edited By Karl H. Potter -- V. 17. Jain Philosophy (pt. 3) / Edited By Piotr Balcerowicz, Karl Potter -- V. 18. Dvaita Vedānta Philosophy /edited By Karl H. Potter -- V.19. Acintyabhedhabheda Vaisnava Philosophy /edited By Karl H. Potter [edited By Karl H. Potter ... Et Al.]. Rev. Ed. (1983) Of V. 1 Also Included In This Record, Has Part Title: Bibliography. This, the third Volume in this Encyclopedia to deal with Buddhist philosophy, takes the reader from the middle of the sixth. Many of the authors and texts treated here are not well known to the casual student of Buddhism. The most important author is clearly Dignaga, who is almost entirely responsible for turning Indian Buddhism toward an exhaustive analysis of epistemic considerations and in particular of inferential reasoning. But other author whose works are summarized here deserve to be better known, in particular the rival Yogacara commentors Buddhapalita and Bhavya, the latter of whome in particular introduces for the first time into Buddhism contrasts between the viewpoint of his particular brand of Buddhism and all the other system of contemporary India, and not just the Buddhists. v. 1., pt. 1-2. Bibliography / compiled by Karl H. Potter v. 9. Buddhist Philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D.