Paul, Diana Y.

Philosophy of mind in sixth-century China : Paramåartha's "evolution of consciousness" / Diana Y. Paul. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1984. - vi, 266 s. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Introduction; 1. The life and times of Paramartha; 2. The dissemination of Paramartha's ideas; 3. Theory of language in Yogacara; 4. Philosophy of mind; 5. The Chuan shih lun: an analysis; Translation; Appendixes; Reference matter.

Paramartha was a missionary-monk who arrived in China in AD 546 carrying the Buddhist doctrine to China. This first study of Paramartha in a Western language focuses on the "Chuan shih lun" (Evolution of Consciousness), a text that reveals the outline of Paramartha's Yogacara thought.

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Paramartha, 499-569.


Yogacara (Buddhism)--Early works to 1800.
Filosofía de la mente.
Primera Jornada de Catalogación.

BQ 7496 / P324p 1984

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