Brahman and Dao : comparative studies of Indian and Chinese philosophy and religion / Edited by Ithamar Theodor and Zhihua Yao.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

METAPHYSICS AND SOTERIOLOGY -- One, Water, and Cosmogony: Reflections on the Rgveda X.129 and the Taiyi sheng shui / Zhihua Yao -- Exploring Parallels between the Philosophy of Upanisads and Daoism / Ram Nath Jha -- The Way of Silent Realization: Ineffability and Rationality in the Philosophical Mysticisms of Sankara and Zhan Ruoshui / Sophia Katz -- Impermanence and Immortality: The Concept of panca-skandha in Buddhism and in Twofold Mystery Daoism / Friederike Assandri -- PART II: ETHICS -- Li and Dharma: Gandhi, Confucius, and Virtue Aesthetics / Nicholas F. Gier -- Ethics and Metaphysics in the Bhagavadgita and Classical Chinese Thought / Ithamar Theodor -- Communal Moral Personhood and Moral Responsibility in the Analects and the Bhagavadgita / Alexus McLeod -- Ethics of Compassion: Buddhist Karuna and Confucian Ren / Tim Connolly -- Why "Besire" Is Not Bizarre: Moral Knowledge in Confucianism and Hinduism / Yong Huang -- PART III: BODY, HEALTH, AND SPIRITUALITY -- Yoga and Daoyin: History, Worldview, and Techniques / Livia Kohn -- The Emergence of Classical Medicine in Ancient China and India / Wei Zhang -- Health, Illness, and the Body in Buddhist and Daoist Self-Cultivation / Joshua Capitanio -- PART IV: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE -- Indic Influence on Chinese Language / Guang Xing -- Magical Alphabet in the Indian and Chinese Minds: From the Garland of Letters to Master Pu'an's Siddham Mantra / Bill M. Mak -- Mixed up on "Matching Terms" (geyi): Confusions in Cross-Cultural Translation / John M. Thomspon -- The Ludic Quality of Life: A Comparison of the Caitanaya-caritamrta and the Zhuangzi / Carl Olson -- The Poet and the Historian: Criticism of the Modern Age by Rabindranath Tagore and Qian Mu / Gad C. Isay.