Living in Spirit
	Preface 1. Buddhism - An Overview 2. Evolution of Buddhism a) The Buddhist Canon b) Theravaada and Sarvaastivaada Scriptures c) The Ascendancy of the Mahayana in India 3. The Teachings of the Historical Buddha a) Original Teachings b) Philosophical Teachings c) Moral Doctrines d) Meditative Teachings 4. Schools of Buddhism a) Role of Schools b) The Hinayana Schools c) The Mahayana Schools 5. Samskaaras a) Samskaaras in Buddhism b) The Doctrine of Momentariness c) Karma 6. Abhidharma Philosophy a) Distinction between Sutra and Abhidharma b) The Inception of Abhidharma c). Dharma - Factors d) The Matrices 7. Abhidharma Literature a) The Theravaada School b) The Sarvaastivaada School 8. Epistemology a). General b). Perception - Perception of Particular c). Inference d). Verbal Knowledge e). Validity of Knowledge f). Time g).The Doctrine of Illusion h) Body as the Only Sense Organ i). Mind Alone as the Sense Organ j). Momentariness Vs Apperception and Historical Consciousness k).Causal Law and I Consciousness l). Being and Non-being are not Coordinates m) How is Existence Known n).Relativism - Its Positive and Negative Expressions o).Tathataa, Tathyam, Satta and Satyam - Their Interrelations p).Dharma and the Passing of the Concepts of Substance, Quality, Action and Force into One 9. Life's Ideal 10.The Buddhist Way to Liberation a). The Philosophy of Liberation b). Meditational Practices 11. Assimilation with the Vedanta