Author : Vasubandhu
Publisher : Jain Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0875730086
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu - Vol. II by : Vasubandhu
Download or read book Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu - Vol. II written by Vasubandhu and published by Jain Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most important compendium of Indian Buddhist philosophy and psychology. The four volume masterwork begins with a history of Abhidharma literature and covers a vast array of subjects from a Buddhist viewpoint. Some of these subjects are Buddhist cosmology and the process of rebirth, karma and the Buddhist ethical theory, mental defilements, causes of suffering and the path to enlightenment, the supernatural powers of a Buddha, a taxonomy of meditative states and a refutation of the existence of soul. This is the second of 4 volumes.