Salvation in Indian Philosophy: Perfection and Simplicity for Vaiśeṣika

ISBN-13: 9780367420239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 208 str.

Ionut Moise

Opis

This book offers a comprehensive description of the ‘doctrine of salvation’ (niḥśreyasa/ mokṣa) and Vaiśeṣika, one of the oldest philosophical systems of Indian philosophy, and provides an overview of theories in other related Indian philosophical systems and classical doctrines of salvation.

Spis treści

1.  Introduction to Indian Soteriology and Vaiśeṣika Studies 2. Indian Theories of Salvation (Nāstika and Āstika) 3. The Nature of Vaiśeṣika Soteriology 4. The Function of Vaiśeṣika soteriology 5. Conclusions

O autorze

Ionut Moise is a tutor in Comparative Philosophy at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS), University of Oxford, UK.