Buddhism in Central Asia. B.N. Puri., Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 1987. ix, 352. pp. plus bibliography, index and 16 b/w plates. Rs 165 Distributed by Motilal Ltd, Oxford at £15.00.

In our opinion, the flaws in the teaching of philosophy were to a large degree related to the fact that it was regarded as a science . The resolute rejection of this position and the recognition of philosophy's status as a world view is for us the necessary condition for escaping from the existing situation. To put it more concretely, the view of philosophy that became entrenched among us has produced the following fundamental flaws in the teaching process:—An underestimation of (...) or even a dismissive attitude toward pre- Marxist and in particular non-Marxist theories . Although non-Marxist philosophy was looked at in the course of study, this was done mainly to show its shortcomings—to the greater glory of Marxist philosophy. Idealism was regarded only as a barren flower. Students were instilled with the idea that idealism was on the verge of being overcome and supplanted by materialism, and this created in them a completely untrue picture of the real course of development of philosophical knowledge. (shrink)

On the doctrines of Madhva, 13th century exponent of the Dvaita school in Hindu philosophy.

Sot︠s︡ialʹnai︠a︡ filosofii︠a︡ -- Evropeĭskai︠a︡ filosofii︠a︡ (vtorai︠a︡ polovina XIX-XX v.): osnovnye shkoly, tradit︠s︡ii i tendent︠s︡ii.

This study offers a panoramic view of the creative, expository, interpretive, dialectic, polemical, didactic and devotional phases of Dvaita philosophy, and its ...

Classical treatises on the Advaita and Dvaita school in Hindu philosophy; a study.

This article brings together the Aryan Semitic and Sinitic super-cultures in a comparative light in terms of religious numerological leitmotifs. Vedic Hinduism and Zoroastrianism together with the pre-Christian religions of Indo-European Europe belong to this group. Buddhism and to a lesser extent Jainism are also part of this grouping. Judaism and Islam belong to the Semitic group. Daoism and Confucianism come under the Sinitic group. Christianity and Sikhism are hybrid religions that have one leg in the Aryan group and one (...) leg in the Semitic group. The numbers three, six and nine are the hallmarks of Aryan culture the numbers one five and seven are expressed throughout Semitic culture and the numerals three five and eight have received their expression in Chinese culture. (shrink)

On Dvaita philosophy; translated from English.