TY - BOOK AU - Timalsina,Sthaneshwar TI - Consciousness in Indian philosophy : the advaita doctrine of awareness only T2 - Routledge Hindu studies series SN - 9780415776776 AV - B132.A3 T56 2009 U1 - 181.482 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Advaita KW - Consciousness N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-173) and indexes; Pt. I. Sat -- 1. Establishment of 'awareness only' -- 2. Svaprakasata (self-awareness) -- 3. Ekajiva : the doctrine of solitary self-awareness -- 4. Existence and awareness -- Pt. II. Anirvacaniya -- 5. Avidya -- Pt. II. Asat -- 6. A critique of difference -- 7. A critique of 'object' -- Pt. IV. Comparisons -- 8. Cinmatra and cittamatra : the Advaita critique of Yogacara N2 - This text centers on the analysis of pure consciousness as found in Advaita Vedanta, one of the main schools of Indian philosophy. Written lucidely and clearly, it reveals the depth and implications of Indian metaphysics and argument ER -