1 The State of Philosophy in India before Buddha……………..78
2 Buddha: his Life………………………………………..81
3 Early Buddhist Literature………………………………..82
4 The Doctrine of Causal Connection of early Buddhism…………84
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5 The Khandhas……………………………………………93
6 Avijjâ and Âsava………………………………………..99
7 Sîla and Samâdhi……………………………………….100
8 Kamma…………………………………………………106
9 Upani@sads and Buddhism…………………………………109
10 The Schools of Theravâda Buddhism………………………..112
11 Mahâyânism…………………………………………….125
12 The Tathatâ Philosophy of As’vagho@sa (80 A.D.)……………129
13 The Mâdhyamika or the Sûnyavâda school—Nihilism…………..138
14 Uncompromising Idealism or the School of Vijñânavâda Buddhism.145
15 Sautrântika theory of Perception…………………………151
16 Sautrântika theory of Inference………………………….155
17 The Doctrine of Momentariness……………………………158
18 The Doctrine of Momentariness and the Doctrine of Causal Efficiency (Arthakriyâkâritva)…………………………….163
19 Some Ontological Problems on which the Different Indian Systems diverged………………………………………………..164
20 Brief Survey of the Evolution of Buddhist Thought………….166