02330    a2200361   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001600136072001500152072001500167072001600182072001600198072001400214072001300228072001300241072001400254072001600268072002100284072002100305072002100326072001800347100001600365245008000381250000600461260003200467300001000499520144400509999001501953103208478220250317100415.0250312042021GB                   eng    a9781032084787  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 41.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aQDHC2thema7 aGTM2thema7 aQRA2thema7 aQRDF2thema7 a1FKA2bisac7 aHPDF2bic7 aGTB2bic7 aHRA2bic7 aHRGS2bic7 a1FKA2bisac7 aREL0170002bisac7 aREL0320002bisac7 aSOC0530002bisac7 a181.442bisac1 aIonut Moise10aSalvation in Indian PhilosophybPerfection and Simplicity for Vaiśeṣika  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20210630  a228 p  bThis book offers a comprehensive description of the ‘doctrine of salvation’ (niḥśreyasa/ mokṣa) and Vaiśeṣika, one of the oldest philosophical systems of Indian philosophy and provides an overview of theories in other related Indian philosophical systems and classical doctrines of salvation. The book examines liberation, the fourth goal of life and arguably one of the most important topics in Indian philosophy, from a comparative philosophical perspective. Contextualising classical Greek Philosophy which contains the three goals of life (Aristotle’s Ethics), and explains salvation as first understood in the theology of the Hellenistic and Patristics periods, the author analyses six classical philosophical schools of Indian philosophy in which there is a marked emphasis on the ultimate ontological elements of the world and ‘self’. Analysing Vaiśeṣika and the manner in which this lesser known system has put forward its own theory of salvation (niḥśreyasa), the author demonstrates its significance and originality as an old and influential philosophical system. He argues that it is essential for the study of other Indian sciences and for the study of all comparative philosophy. An extensive introduction to Indian soteriology, this book will be an important reference work for academics interested in comparative religion and philosophy, Indian philosophy, Asian religion and South Asian Studies.  c2802d2802