Parallel Developments: A Comparative History of Ideas

absolute according Amitabha ancient Aristotle Aśoka asserted ātman attained attitude become believed body brahman Bṛhad Buddha Buddhist called Chand China Chinese Christian concept Confucian Confucius cultural death Deussen developed Dhammapada Digha-nikāya disciples discussed divine doctrine early Buddhism earth eternal ethical everything evil existence faith fire gods Gotama Greece Greek heaven Heraclitus Hindu History of Western human Ibid idea India Indian individual Izanagi Jain Jainism Japan Japanese Jesus karma king knowledge later living London Mahāyāna means medieval meditation metaphysical mind modern monks moral mystical nature Pāli Parmenides period person Plato Plotinus practice Prince Shōtoku principle problem Radhakrishnan reality regarded religion religious Rhys Davids sacrifice Śankara Sanskrit scriptures sense Shinran similar soul spirit Suttanipāta T. W. Rhys Davids taught teaching theory things thinkers thinking thought tion tradition translated transmigration true truth universal Upanisads Vedic Western Philosophy word worship Yājñavalkya