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Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa
Author
Sanjib Kumar Das
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789389388015
  • year : 2020
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
Contents: Introduction. Part - I: General History. 1. Vaibhasika School. 2. Sautrantika School. 3. Biography of Vasubandhu. 4. Commentaries of Abhidharmakosa. Part - II: Actual Part of the Text: 5. Abhidharma and Abhidarmakosa. 6. A Study of the Contribution of Rahul Sankrityayan to Sarvastivada Philosophy with Special Reference to Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa with Nalandika-tika/Bimalendra Kumar. 7. Aggregates. 8. Birth-Sources. 9. The Five Heinous and Secondary Heinous Actions. 10. Cause, Condition and Result. 11. Clairvoyance. 12. Concept of Hell. 13. Presentation of Karma. 14. Concept of Liberation/Tashi Dorjey. 15. Four Immeasureables. 16. Fourteen non-associated Compositional Factors/Sonam Wangden. 17. Measure of Lifespan of the Sentient Beings. 18. Measurement of Form and Time. 19. Mind. 20. Pratityasamutpada. 21. Samatha and Vipasyana. 22. Subtle-Increasers (Anusaya), the Root of Existence. 23. The Fivefold Basis of Knowables. 24. The Threefold Vow. 25. Two Truths. Bibliography. Index. The book titled Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa contains the matters on twenty-one topics based on the text Abhidharmakosa attributed to Acarya Vasubandhu, a fourth centurion very influential and prominent Indian Buddhist monk and scholar from Gandhara. Besides, it also presents the general history of the two Buddhist Schools--Vaibhasika School and Sautrantika School, together with a short biography of Vasubandhu as well as the works ascribed to him. Further, it also contains a list of commentaries of text Abhidharmakosa ascribed to the Indian adepts and Tibetan scholars.