Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism: The Mahayana Context of the Gaudapadiya-karika Book

Contents: Introduction. 1. The date and authorship of the Gaudapadiya-karika. 2. The Vedantic heritage of the Gaudapadiya-karika. 3. The Abhidharma context of non-origination (Ajativada). 4. Non-origination in the Gaudapadiya-karika: Early Vedantic ontology and Madhyamaka Buddhism. 5. Asparisa-yoga in the Gaudapadiya-karika. 6. Gaudapadian inclusivism and the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. 7. Absolutism in the GK and the Mahayana: the Tathagatagarbha texts. Conclusions. Appendix: A running translation of the Gaudapadiya-karika. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Index of verses.

"The book provides an in-depth analysis of the doctrines of early Advaita and Buddhism that has important implications for the question of the relationship between Hindu and Buddhist thought. The author examines the central doctrines of the Gaudapadiya-karika in a series of chapters that discusses early Advaita in relation to the Abhidharma, Madhyamaka, and Yogacara schools of Buddhism. The question of the doctrinal diversity of Indian Buddhism is also discussed through an analysis of the concept of 'Buddha-nature' and its relationship with Vedantic thought."