The Conception of Buddhist Nirvana c3: Contents

The Conception of Buddhist Nirvāṇa c3

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Analysis Introduction Preface I Preliminary 1 II Buddhism & Yoga 2 III Mystic Intuition 25 IV Buddha's Belief in Personal Immortality 32 V Was Buddha An Agnostic ? 34 VI The Position Of The Later School Of Hinayāna 37 VII The Double Character Of The Absolute 42 VIII The Vaibhāsikas 44 IX The Sautrāntikās 47 X The Yogācāras 50 XI The Mādhyamikas 58 XII The Doctrine Of Causality In Hinayāna 64 XIII The Doctrine Modified In Mahayāna 66 XIV The Doctrine Of Relativity 69 XV The Real Eternal Buddha Cognised In Mystic Intuition 72 XVI The New Conception Of Nirvāna 75 XVII Is Relativity itself Relative ? Condemnation Of All Logic For The Cognition Of The Absolute 80 XVIII Parallel Development In Buddhism and Brahmanism 83 XIX European Parallels 84 XX The Position Of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika 89 XXI Conclusion 99 Appendix A treatise on Relativity Madhyamaka Śāstra by Nāgārjuna Chapter I & XXV Prefatory 103

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Dedication 110

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Examination of Causality Chapter XXV Examination Of Nirvāna 114 Appendix The Clearworded ( Prasnnapada ) A Comment upon Nāgārjuna's Treatise On Relativity by Candrakīrti Dedication 119 Chapter I Examination of Causality 121 I Preliminary 121 II The Meaning Of The Pratītya Samutpāda According To The Author 124 III The Meaning Of This Term in Hīnayāna 125 IV The Hīnayānist Interpretation Rejected 126 V The Opinion of Bhāviveka 127 VI Bhāviveka's Criticism Of Buddhapālita's Comment 129 VII Definition Of The Term By Bhāviveka 130 VIII The Principle Of Relativity. The Law Of All Pluralistic Existence 131 IX Causality Denied 135 X Identity Of Cause And Effect Denied 137 XI Bhāviveka Assails The Comment Of Buddhapālita 138 XII The First Objection Of Bhāviveka Answered 139 XIII The Second Point Of Bhāviveka Viz That The Answer Of The Sāmkhya is left unnoticed by Buddha. 141 XIV The Mādhyamika Method Explained 144 XV Buddhapālita's Comment Vindicated From The Standpoint Of Logic 146 XVI The Answer Of The Samkhya Virtually Vindicated By Buddhapālita 149

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XVII Some Minor Points Explained 150 XVIII The Third Stricture Of Bhāvaviveka Answered. The Denial Of One View Does Not Imply The Acceptance Of The Other 152 XIX Examination Of Bhāvaviveka’s Formal Argument Against The Sāmkhya 156 XX Bhāvaviveka’s Argument Assailed From The Standpoint of Formal Logic 159 XXI Another Attempt of Bhāvaviveka To Vindicate His Argument 162 XXII Bhāvaviveka Also Avails Himself Of The Argument That For The Monist All Individual Existence is Unreal. 167 XXIII Another Formal Error In The Syllogism Of Bhāvaviveka 174 XXIV The Madhyamika Repudiates His Opponent On Principles Admitted As Valid By The Same Opponent 175 XXV Logical Refutation On The Basis Of Facts Admitted By only One Party 177 XXVI Denial of Causality Through A Separate Substance 178 XXVII Combined Causality Denied 181 XXVIII No Pluralistic Universe Without Causation 181 XXIX Causality Through The Will of God 182 XXX Mahāyāna & Hīnayāns Contrasted 183 XXXI The Direct and Indirect Meaning of Buddha’s Words 188 XXXII How Is The Moral Law to be Vindicated In An Unreal World 190 XXXIII The Twelve-Membered Causal Series Refers To The Phenomenal World 200 XXXIV Controversy About The Validity of Logic 203 XXXV Controversy With The Buddhist Logician Continued 211 XXXVI Critique Of The Notion of an Absolute Particular Point-Instant 215

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XXXVIII The Discussion About The Point-instant resumed 222 XXXIX Is There A Cogniser ? 224 XL Vindication Of Phenomenal Reality 227 XLI The Definition Of Sense-Perception 240 XLII The Hinayāna Theory Of Causation Explained 254 XIII The Existence of Separate Energies Denied 258 XLIV Causation Is Not Co-ordination 262 XLV The Cause-Condition 265 XLVI The Object, of A Condition of Mental Phenomena 267 XLVII The Cause Materialis Denied 269 XLVIII The Special Cause also Denied 272

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Chapter XXV

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Examination of Nirvana

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I The Hinayānistic Nirvāna Rejected 282 II The Mahāyānistic Nirvana What ? 287 III Nirvāna not An Ens 294 IV Nirvāna is Not A Non-Ens 298 V Nirvāna In This World Viewed sub-specie aeternitatis 302 VI Nirvāna Is Not Both Ens And Non-Ens Together 307 VII Nor Nirvāna A Negation Of Both Ens And Non-Ens Together 310 VIII The Real Buddha What ? 315 IX Ultimate Identity of the Phenomenal And The Absolute 317 X The Antinomies 318