Essay on the Vaisesika and Bhagavad Gita Distinctions between Self and Body

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School essay

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3 pages

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.doc

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01/04/2008

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Table of Contents Essay on the Vaisesika and Bhagavad Gita Distinctions  between Self and Body Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The Vaisesika: Consciousness cannot belong to the sense-organs
  3. The qualities of the self
  4. The final card that the Buddhists have to play
  5. The multiplicity of selves
  6. Conclusion
  7. Bibliography

Abstract

It is my opinion that the distinction between self and body, as set out in the vaisesika and mentioned in the Vedanta (Sourcebook, 1957, pp121-138, 386-423) , is an extremely cogent theory which seems to be able to reply to most objections raised to it. In this essay I will attempt to show how this theory works and any problems that are raised regarding it. I will also show the similarities and differences between the theory of self and body in the vaisesika and the bhagavad-gita, and show how the vaisesika seems to have the upper hand in the area of dispute between the two (Chakrabarti, 1999, chs 2-10).

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