Sebastian, C.
English Phonetics | Cherickanampuram Devasia Sebastian |
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Website: | http://www.hss.iitb.ac.in/en/faculty-profile/prof-c-d-sebastian-1 |
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
PhD University
- Banaras Hindu University
Education
PhD (2003): Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Postdoctoral Research: University of Bristol, UK
MA (with Two Gold Medals): Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
BTh (Summa cum Laude): Universita Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy
BA: Vikram University, Ujjain, India
Biographical Information
C. D. Sebastian (PhD, Banaras Hindu University) is Professor of Indian Philosophy in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India. He is an established Indian Buddhist scholar and has expertise in philosophy, theology and religious studies. Among his works are Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahayana Buddhism (2005, Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series – 238) and Recent Researches in Buddhist Studies (2008, Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series – 248). (Source Accessed May 21, 2020)
Publications
- C. D. Sebastian (2016), The Cloud of Nothingness: The Negative Way in Nagarjuna and John of the Cross, Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures - Vol. 19 (London, New Delhi and New York: Springer): http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-81-322-3646-7
- C. D. Sebastian (2008), Recent Researches in Buddhist Studies, Bibliotheca Indo Buddhica Series No. 248 (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications - a Division of Indian Books Centre).
- C. D. Sebastian (2005), Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahayana Buddhism, Bibliotheca Indo Buddhica Series No. 238 (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications - a Division of Indian Books Centre).
- C. D. Sebastian, Buddhism: Essays on Ethics and Religion (New Delhi: Buddhist World Press -forthcoming)
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Which Wheel Turning | |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
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Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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