Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa by Sanjib Kumar Das

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Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa
By: Sanjib Kumar Das

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Author: Sanjib Kumar Das
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ISBN: 9789389388015
Publication Date: 2020

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The book titled Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa contains the matters on twenty-one topics based on the text Abhidharmakosa attributed to Acarya Vasubandhu, a fourth centurion very influential and prominent Indian Buddhist monk and scholar from Gandhara. Besides, it also presents the general history of the two Buddhist Schools--Vaibhasika School and Sautrantika School, together with a short biography of Vasubandhu as well as the works ascribed to him. Further, it also contains a list of commentaries of text Abhidharmakosa ascribed to the Indian adepts and Tibetan scholars.

Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa, Sanjib Kumar Das, Buddhist World Press, Hardcover, 463 pp, $76.00

CONTENTS: Vasubandhu and Abhidharmakosa
A.	Introduction		1
B.	PART - I: GENERAL HISTORY
	1.	Vaibhasika School	17
	2.	Sautrantika School	31
	3.	Biography of Vasubandhu	53
	4.	Commentaries of Abhidharmakosa	71
C.	PART - II: ACTUAL PART OF THE TEXT
	5.	Abhidharma and Abhidarmakosa -- Author	83
	6.	A Study of the Contribution of Rahul Sankrityayan to Sarvastivada Philosophy with Special Reference to Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa with Nalandika-tika -- Bimalendra Kumar	113
	7.	Aggregates -- Author	127
	8.	Birth-Sources -- Author	145
	9.	The Five Heinous and Secondary Heinous Actions -- Author	161
	10.	Cause, Condition and Result	177
	11.	Clairvoyance -- Author	199
	12.	Concept of Hell -- Author	211
	13.	Presentation of Karma -- Author	221
	14.	Concept of Liberation -- Tashi Dorjey	257
	15.	Four Immeasureables -- Author	267
	16.	Fourteen non-associated Compositional Factors -- Sonam Wangden	277
	17.	Measure of Lifespan of the Sentient Beings -- Author	291
	18.	Measurement of Form and Time -- Author	299
	19.	Mind	315
	20.	Pratityasamutpada -- Author	347
	21.	Samatha and Vipasyana -- Author	365
	22.	Subtle-Increasers (Anusaya), the Root of Existence -- Author	387
	23.	The Fivefold Basis of Knowables -- Author	407
	24.	The Threefold Vow -- Author	413
	25.	Two Truths -- Author	431
D.	Bibliography		453
E.	Index		457

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