{"product_id":"dispelling-illusion-douglas-a-fox-9780791415023","title":"Dispelling Illusion: Gau\u0026#7693;ap\u0026#257;da's Al\u0026#257;tas\u0026#257;nti with an Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book sets Gauḍapāda in historical context and develops a commentary that makes the meaning and significance of the Alātasānti text clear. In the Alātasānti, Gauḍapāda uses terms made familiar by Buddhism in order to expound his Vedantic philosophy. It places him at the watershed between Mahāyāna Buddhism and Vedanta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the important issues discussed are Gauḍapāda's radical doctrine of non-production (ajati), that is, the view that despite appearances nothing is ever actually brought into existence; his notion of the illusory nature of sensory experience; his conviction that reality is \"not two\" (and certainly not more than two); his theory of knowledge; and the \"touchless yoga\" he hoped would dispel our illusions about ourselves and our world. His logic and the content of his arguments are examined critically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas A. Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791415023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791415023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs","brand":"Douglas A. Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457718563071,"sku":"9780791415023","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65a20591-3ef1-4c0c-b2d1-cb2aa2f034a6.jpg?v=1777400636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dispelling-illusion-douglas-a-fox-9780791415023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}