God as political philosopher : Buddha's challenge to Brahminism /

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This research work posits Gautama Buddha as a political thinker. It performs the task of interrogating historically the Buddhist and brahminical worldviews and shows that Buddha constructed a very powerful speculative political philosophy which can form the basis of reconstructing ancient Eastern po...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Ilaiah, K
Format: Printed Book
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Kolkata : Mumbai : Samya ; Distributed by Popular Prakashan, 2001.
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Gautama Buddha > Political and social views.
Buddhism and state > India.
Buddhist sociology.
India > Politics and government > To 997.
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Summary:This research work posits Gautama Buddha as a political thinker. It performs the task of interrogating historically the Buddhist and brahminical worldviews and shows that Buddha constructed a very powerful speculative political philosophy which can form the basis of reconstructing ancient Eastern political philosophy itself.
Fysisk beskrivelse:244 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index.
ISBN:8185604444

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