Reason's Traces: Identity and Interpretation in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Thought

by Matthew T. Kapstein

Reason's Traces addresses some of the key questions in the study of Indian and Buddhist the analysis of personal identity and of ultimate reality, the interpretation of Tantric texts and traditions, and Tibetan approaches to the interpretation of Indian sources. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, Reason's Traces reflects current work in philosophical analysis and hermeneutics, inviting readers to explore in a Buddhist context the relationship between philosophy and traditions of spiritual exercise.

Genres: Buddhism, Philosophy

496 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2001

About the author

Matthew Kapstein is a scholar of Tibetan religions and Buddhism at the University of Chicago Divinity School. One of his study areas has concentrated on Tibetan culture and the influence of China's invasion.

Reviews

[bad · Rating 4 out of 5]

study of indian logic about the question of self, beginning in early vedic and upanishadic, ending in mahayana middle-way tibetan buddhist schools. very instructional.

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buddhist hermeneutics!