Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy.pdf

COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY

COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF ASIAN PHILOSOPHY

EDITED BY

BRIAN CARR

and INDIRA MAHALINGAM

London and New York

First published 1997 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE 29 West 35th Street,

New York, NY 10001

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Companion encylopedia of Asian philosophy/

edited by Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingam. Includes bibliographical references and index (hb:

alk. paper) 1. Philosophy, Oriental-Encylopedias. I. Carr, Brian. II. Mahalingam, Indira B121.C66

1997 96–29027 181–dc20 CIP

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