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Being and Ambiguity: Philosophical Experiments with Tiantai Buddhism
"Being and Ambiguity, while making use of the methods of the Western tradition, proposes a paradigm shift derived from Chinese Buddhism's Tiantai school. Using Tiantai's "Three Truths," Ziporyn brings insights to questions of identity, …
Mantiq al-tayr (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions describing in some 10,000 lines how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize …
Ta Hsueh and Chung Yung: The Highest Order of Cultivation and on the Practice of the Mean
Ta Hsueh (Daxue) and Chung Yung (Zhongyong) are two of the central texts of early Chinese thought, encapsulating the Confucian philosophy of the Way of moral cultivation and spiritual attainment. Traditionally held to be the work of two of …
Star in the East: Krishnamurti--The Invention of a Messiah
The story of Krishnamurti, one of the 20th century's most influential and controversial spiritual figures, takes place in the crucible of sexual scandal, mysticism, and an extraordinary personal history.
Virtue, Nature and Moral Agency in the Xunzi
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and indexes.
Faith and Reason in Islam: Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
The first translation available in English of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher Averroes, which reveals his controversial views about reason, religion, and humankind's relationship with God. Suitable both for scholars and …