The doctrine of the Upaniṣads and the early Buddhism

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Chapter I of this study, which discusses the older Upanisads, viz., the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad and the Chandogya Upanisad, describes at the outset how the idea of the Supreme Being, the unique mystic power, was conceived in the words Brahman and Atman and how these two entities merged with each other and became identical. It then discusses the doctrine of metempsychosis as evolved from the relation between the Supreme Being and the world of plurality. In this period, the magician-priest begins to become a philosopher. rnrnChapter II deals with later Upanisads like Kathaka Upanisad, Maitrayana Upanisad and Svetasvatara Upanisad. This period clearly reveals beginnings of the formulation of a system in the form of Samkhya Doctrine and the Yoga. Here the ultimate goal of human yearning, the salvation from suffering, becomes visible. In short, we perceive the development of thought of the Indian Philosophy from an impersonal god (of impersonal powers) to a personal god. rnrnBut interestingly, a system strongly enforcing the elements of Yoga decisively rejected theism and adhered to the pessimistic thought of Indian mysticism: the Doctrine of Buddhism. This is described in Chapter III.

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BL 1124.56 .O4313 1997

Research Library (อาคาร 1 ชั้น 4)

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BL 1124.56 .O4313 1997

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UK: 1 Cheldea Manor Studios, F : Motilal Banarsidass., 1997

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x, 226 p. ; 25 cm.

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Religions. Mythology. Rationalism

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Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
Hinduism--Relations--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Relations--Hinduism.
Upanishads--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Upanishads--Influence.

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