Study on Conceptual Precision and the Limited Applicability of "Truth", "Theory" and "Practice" to Indian Philosophical Traditions

DOI

10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.31How to use a DOI?

Keywords

concept; translation; theory; practice; philosophy; truth; Buddhism; Yoga; darshana

Abstract

The paper treats some conceptual problems of adequate translation of the Indian traditional philosophical texts. A certain deficiency of Western philosophical background which is rather often case among the translators of these texts into European languages sometimes results in terminological vagueness and semantic misinterpretation of the most crucial concepts of the Indian thought. It is rigorously demonstrated that the Buddha did not intend to proclaim any “noble truths” but that his task was to explain the chief characteristics of the human reality and appropriate attitudes towards them. Further, no exact correspondences of the fundamental Western notions of theory and practice are to be found in India. Instead of them, a tripartite scheme consisting of philosophical vision, regulation of behavior and cultivation of mental states is used.

Copyright

© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Andrei V. Paribok
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Study on Conceptual Precision and the Limited Applicability of "Truth", "Theory" and "Practice" to Indian Philosophical Traditions
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 129
EP  - 134
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.31
DO  - 10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.31
ID  - Paribok2019/07
ER  -