Buddhism, Knowledge and Liberation: A Philosophical Study

In a philosophical study of the notion of liberating knowledge as it occurs in a range of Buddhist sources, Burton (Mount Saint Vincent U., Nova Scotia) assesses the common Buddhist claim that the key to liberation is knowledge of the three characteristics of existence: impermanence, not-self, and suffering. He argues that this claim must be seen in the context of the Buddhist path and training as a whole. He also looks at the anti-realist, skeptical, and mystical strands within the Buddhist tradition, all of which make distinctive claims about liberating knowledge. The CiP data shows the subtitle A Philosophical Analysis of Suffering. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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