Selfless persons: imagery and thought in Theravāda Buddhism

This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical backgroun...

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Main Author: Collins, Steven 1951-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1982.
In:Year: 1982
Further subjects:B Theravāda Buddhism ; Doctrines
B Theravāda Buddhism Doctrines
B Anātman
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780521240819
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Summary:This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical background, and shows how the Theravada Buddhist tradition has constructed a philosophical and psychological account of personal identity and continuity on the apparently impossible basis of the denial of self.
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ISBN:0511621493
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511621499