Preface -- Abbreviations and translation sources -- 1. Buddhism as philosophy? -- 2. Early Buddhism : basic teachings -- 3. Non-self : empty persons -- 4. Buddhist ethics -- 5. A Nyāya interlude -- 6. Abhidharma : the metaphysics of empty persons -- 7. The rise of Mahāyāna -- 8. Yogācāra : impressions-only and the denial of physical objects -- 9. Madhyamaka : the doctrine of emptiness -- 10. The school of Din̊nāga : Buddhist epistemology -- Index
Summary
In this clear, concise account, Siderits makes the Buddhist tradition accessible to a Western audience, offering generous selections from the canonical Buddhist texts and providing an engaging, analytical introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhist thought
