Teach Yourself Eastern Philosophy examines key ideas that developed within the ancient civilisations of India and China. It presents a range of philosophies that both inform discussion of personal, moral and social issues and address the fundamental questions about the nature of reality and the place and purpose of human life within it.

Table of Contents

• Meet the author
• In one minute
• Introduction
• 1 Hindu philosophies
• 2 Early Buddhism
• 3 Jainism
• 4 Mahayana Buddhism
• 5 Confucianism
• 6 Taoism
• 7 Tantra
• 8 Zen
• Postscript
• Taking it further
• Glossary