Introduction 1
PART ONE:THE HINDU SYSTEMS 5
1 Dominant Features of Indian Philosophy 7
2 Historical Survey of Indian Philosophy 14
3 The Vedas and Upanishads 19
4 Society and Philosophy 38
5 Self and the World:Samkhya-Yoga 52
6 Knowledge and Reality:Nyaga-Vaisheshika 70
7 Change and Reality:Vedanta 83
8 Theistic Developments:Vishnu,Shiva,and Kali 100
9 The Continuing Tradition 117
PART TWO:BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHIES 131
10 Buddhism and Suffering:Basic Teachings 133
11 Historical Considerations 146
12 The Nature of the Self 155
13 The Nature of Reality 176
14 Zen Buddhism 210
15 Basic Characteristics of Buddhist Culture 238
PART THREE:CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES 243
16 Basic Characteristics of Chinese Philosophies 245
17 Historical Perspectives 250
18 Confucianism 263
19 Taoism:The Natural Way of Freedom 283
20 Neo-Confucianism:The Grand Harmony 303
21 Recent Chinese Thought 328
Glossary of Oriental Words 347
Index 363