The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy in the First Millennium CE

by Jan Westerhoff

Book Overview

Jan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy in the first millennium CE. He starts from the composition of the Abhidharma works before the beginning of the common era and continues up to the time of Dharmakirti in the sixth century. This period was characterized by the development of a variety of philosophical schools and approaches that have shaped Buddhist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019873266X
• ISBN13: 9780198732662
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"