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****{{i|CDC.1. Introduction to the sample from the Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti|142}} | ****{{i|CDC.1. Introduction to the sample from the Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti|142}} | ||
****{{i|CDC.2. From the "Commentary to the Mnemonic Verses of the Middle Doctrine" (Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti)|142}} | ****{{i|CDC.2. From the "Commentary to the Mnemonic Verses of the Middle Doctrine" (Mūlamadhyamakavṛtti)|142}} | ||
***{{i|CDD. Bhāvaviveka (middle of 6th century C.E.)|144}} | |||
****{{i|CDD.1. Introduction to sample from the Prajñāpradīpa|144}} | |||
****{{i|CDD.2. From the "Shining Light of Insight"|145}} | |||
****{{i|CDD.3. From the "Jewel in the Hand" (Tchang tchen) (T 1578, pp. 276a3-377b11)|149}} | |||
***{{i|CDE. Candrakīrti (7th century C.E.)|154}} | |||
****{{i|CDE.1. The works of Candrakīrti|154}} | |||
****{{i|CDE.2. Introduction to the sample from the Prasannapadā|154}} | |||
****{{i|CDE.3. From the "Clearly Worded" (Prasannapadā)|155}} | |||
****{{i|CDE.4. Introduction to the sample from the Madhyamakāvatāra|157}} | |||
****{{i|CDE.5. From the "Introduction to the Madhyamaka Doctrine" (Madhyamakāvatāra)|159}} | |||
**{{i|CE. The school of Sāramati|164}} | |||
***{{i|CEA. Sāramati (ca. 250 C.E.)|164}} | |||
****{{i|CEA.1. From the "Elucidation of the Seed of the (Three) Jewels" (Ratnagotravibhāga)|165}} | |||
**{{i|CF. The school of the Yogācāra|171}} | |||
***{{i|CFA. The beginnings of the Yogācāra school: the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra|171}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.1. The divisions of reality (sections 1-8)|171}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.2. The determination of the nature of reality: non-duality & the middle way & the constitution of the nature of reality (sections 9-13)|172}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.3. The proof of the unreality of the phenomenal world {section 14)|173}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.4. The 2 proofs of the unreality of the designations (sections 15-16)|174}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.5. The 2 errors & the false and correct view of reality (sections 17-19)|174}} | |||
****{{i|CFA.6. From the "Stage of the Bodhisattva (Bodhisattvabhūmi)|175}} | |||
***{{i|CFB. The Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra|180}} | |||
****{{i|CFB.1. The doctrine of the threefold nature of things in Chapt. VI|180}} | |||
****{{i|CFB.2. The doctrine of the threefold essencelessness of entities in chapt. VII and its relation to the doctrine of the Prajñāpāramitā and of the Mādhyamikas|182}} | |||
****{{i|CFB.3. From the "Elucidation of the Secret Meaning" (Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra)|183}} | |||
***{{i|CFC. Maitreyanātha (ca. 300 C.E.)|191}} | |||
****{{i|CFC.1. The works of Maitreyanātha|191}} | |||
****{{i|CFC.2. The first philosophical system of the Yogācāra: the doctrine of Maitreyanātha|192}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.2.1. The highest being as the center of the system|192}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.2.2. The highest being and the phenomenal world|193}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.2.3. The false conception and the deception of the phenomenal world, etc.|193}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.2.4. The doctrine of liberation|194}} | |||
******{{i|CFC.2.4.1. Non-conceptual knowledge and liberation|194}} | |||
******{{i|CFC.2.4.2. Buddhology and the highest being|195}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.2.5. The doctrine of Maitreyanātha and the Madhyamaka doctrine|196}} | |||
****{{i|CFC.3. Introduction to the samples from the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra|196}} | |||
*****{{i|CFC.3.1. From the "Ornament of the Sūtras of the Mahāyāna" | |||
(Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra)|200}} | |||
****{{i|CFC.4. Introduction to samples from the Madhyāntavibhāga|207}} | |||
****{{i|CFC.5. From the "Elucidation of the Middle and of the Extremes" (Madhyantavibhāga)|210}} | |||
***{{i|CFD. Asaṅga (ca. 315-390 C.E.)|213}} | ***{{i|CFD. Asaṅga (ca. 315-390 C.E.)|213}} | ||
****{{i|CFD.1. The works of Asaṅga|213}} | ****{{i|CFD.1. The works of Asaṅga|213}} | ||
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The translation of Erich Frauwallner's Die Philosophie des Buddhismus, first published in 1956, opens up a classic introduction to Buddhist thought to a broader English language readership. The book covers the period of early canonical literature with examples of its philosophically relevant ideas, followed by the principal philosophical concepts of systematic Sravakayana Buddhism. In the main part of the book, Frauwallner presents the first survey of the development of the philosophical systems of Mahayana Buddhism. He was well aware of the limitations in presenting only the Buddhist philosophy of the "classical", i.e., the systematic period, and does not seem to have been ready to add the philosophically creative new postsystematic tradition of Buddhist epistemology and logic, a major subject of his subsequent years of research.
Frauwallner's way of translating was straightforward: to remain as close as possible to the original text while presenting it in a clear and readable way in order to convey an accurate impression of its meaning. For technical terms in the source materials he maintained a single translation even when various meanings were suggested. For clarity regarding such variations of meaning he relied on the context and his explanation.
The same approach was taken by the translator of the present book. Although his translation attempts to be faithful to the 1994 edition of Die Philosophie des Buddhismus, he inserted helpful additional headlines into the text and considerably enlarged the index. All other additions by the translator are given within square brackets. Besides this, he created an Appendix, which contains one of Frauwallner's more important articles "Amalavijnana and Alayavijnana" (1951) to complement the long Yogacara section of the book, a bibliography of selective publications after 1969. The URLs for many of the source materials were also conveniently provided. (Source: Motilal Banarsidass)
| Citation | Frauwallner, Erich. The Philosophy of Buddhism (Die Philosophie des Buddhismus). Translated by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo with the assistance of Jigme Sheldrön, under the supervision of Ernst Steinkellner. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2010. Originally published 1956 by Akademie Verlag as Die Philosophie des Buddhismus (Berlin). |
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