Dispelling Illusion: Gaudapada's Alatasanti (SUNY Series in Religious Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791415023 ISBN 13: 9780791415023

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book sets Gaudda in historical context and develops a commentary that makes the meaning and significance of the Alatasaanti text clear. In the Alatasaanti , Gaudda uses terms made familiar by Buddhism in order to expound his Vedantic philosophy. It places him at the watershed between Mahayana Buddhism and Vedanta.

Among the important issues discussed are Gaudda's radical doctrine of non-production (ajati), that is, the view that despite appearances nothing is ever actually brought into existence; his notion of the illusory nature of sensory experience; his conviction that reality is "not two" (and certainly not more than two); his theory of knowledge; and the "touchless yoga" he hoped would dispel our illusions about ourselves and our world. His logic and the content of his arguments are examined critically.

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas A. Fox is David and Lucille Packard Professor of Religion at The Colorado College.

Language Notes:

Text: English

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0791415023
• ISBN 13: 9780791415023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164