The concealed art of the soul: theories of self and practices of truth in Indian ethics and epistemology
Hidden in the cave : the Upaniṣadic self -- Dangerous truths : the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes -- A cloak of clever words : the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahābhārata -- Words that burn : why did the Buddha say what he did? -- Words that break : can an Upaniṣad state the truth? -- The...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ātman
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| Further subjects: | B
Philosophy, Indic
B Ātman |
| Summary: | Hidden in the cave : the Upaniṣadic self -- Dangerous truths : the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes -- A cloak of clever words : the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahābhārata -- Words that burn : why did the Buddha say what he did? -- Words that break : can an Upaniṣad state the truth? -- The imperfect reality of persons -- Self as performance |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-257) and indexes Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Hidden in the cave : the Upaniṣadic self -- Dangerous truths : the Buddha on silence, secrecy and snakes -- A cloak of clever words : the deconstruction of deceit in the Mahābhārata -- Words that burn : why did the Buddha say what he did? -- Words that break : can an Upaniṣad state the truth? -- The imperfect reality of persons -- Self as performance |
| Physical Description: | XI, 275 S., 24cm |
| ISBN: | 0-19-920241-9 978-0-19-920241-6 |
