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The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion. However, so far there is no systemic comparative study of Chinese and Indian philosophies and religions. Therefore there is a need to fill this gap. As such, Brahman and Dao: Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion is a pioneering volume in that it highlights possible bridges between these two great cultures and complex systems of thought, with seventeen chapters on various Indo-Chinese comparative topics. The book focuses on four themes: metaphysics and soteriology; ethics; body, health and spirituality; and language and culture.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Introduction
Part One: Metaphysics and Soteriology
Chapter 1: One, Water, and Cosmogony: Reflections on the Rgveda X.129 and the Taiyi sheng shui
Chapter Two: Exploring Parallels between the Philosophy of Upanisads and Daoism
Chapter Three: The Way of silent Realization: Ineffability and Rationality in the Philosophical Mysticisms of Sa?kara and Zhan Ruoshui
Chapter Four: Impermanence and Immortality: The concept of pañca-skandha in Buddhism and in Twofold Mystery Daoism
Section Two: Ethics
Chapter Five: Li and Dharma: Gandhi, Confucius and Virtue Aesthetics
Chapter Six: Ethics and Metaphysics in the Bhagavadgita and Classical Chinese Thought
Chapter Seven: Communal Moral Personhood and Moral Responsibility in the Analects and the Bhagavadgita
Chapter Eight: Ethics of Compassion: Buddhist Karu?a and Confucian Ren
Chapter Nine: Why “Besire” Is Not Bizarre: Moral Knowledge in Confucianism and Hinduism
Section Three: Body, Health and Spirituality
Chapter Te

Product details

Published Nov 07 2013
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 308
ISBN 9780739171721
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 13 b/w photos; 7 tables;
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Ithamar Theodor

Anthology Editor

Zhihua Yao

Contributor

Ram Nath Jha

Contributor

Sophia Katz

Contributor

Alexus McLeod

Contributor

Yong Huang

Contributor

Livia Kohn

Contributor

Wei Zhang

Contributor

Guang Xing

Contributor

Bill M. Mak

Contributor

Carl Olson

Contributor

Gad C. Isay

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