Title Buddhism and language : a study of Indo-Tibetan scholasticism / José Ignacio Cabezón

Published Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [1994] ©1994

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Description xiii, 299 pages ; 23 cm Series SUNY series, toward a comparative philosophy of religions SUNY series, toward a comparative philosophy of religions. Contents Foreword / Frank E. Reynolds. 1. Scholasticism -- Sect. I. Language and Scripture. 2. The Nature of Doctrine: The Buddha's Word and Its Transcendence. 3. Hermeneutics: The Truth and Meaning of Scripture. 4. Commentary: The Enterprise of Exegesis. 5. The Authority of Scripture -- Sect. II. Language and Philosophy. 6. The Validation of Language and Thought. 7. The Defense of Logic. 8. Language and Ontology. 9. Ineffability and the Silence of the Buddha -- 10. Conclusion Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and indexes Subject Buddhist philosophy. Dge-lugs-pa (Sect) -- Doctrines. Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Dge-lugs-pa (Sect) LC no. 93023903 ISBN 0791418995 0791419002 (paperback)

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