Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Shintoism by Ashok Vohra, ... - 9781032575704

Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and ShintoismThe Unpublished Writings of K. Satchidananda Murty\nAuthor(s): Ashok Vohra, Kotta Ramesh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032575704, 978-1032575704\nSynopsis\nK Satchidananda Murty [tel] was a vociferous writer and an iconoclast. In recognition of his contribution in the field of Philosophy, he was awarded the highly coveted BC Roy Award in Philosophy, and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. This volume is a collection of his unpublished writings in philosophy. It features Murtys essays on Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Shintoism. The texts study the origins of Indian, Chinese and Japanese philosophical traditions and provide a comparative study of the different schools of thought. Murty analyzes the development of science in the ancient Indian tradition, especially in the areas of geometry, algebra, architecture, engineering and astronomy. He also pr.