The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness And Nirvana In Early Buddhism (Paperback)
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ISBN : 9780700703388
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The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism
This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-Self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the 'undetermined questions' on the world, on the 'life principle' and on the liberated one after death. It examines the 'person' as a flowing continuity centred on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing minds-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as 'brightly shining' - like the 'Buddha nature' of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm.
Specification of The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism
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Author | Peter Harvey |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0700703381 |
ISBN-13 | 9780700703388 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Publication Year | 1995 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Height | 5.43 inch. |
Length | 0.69 inch. |
Width | 8.5 inch. |
Weight | 1.01 pounds. |
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