Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2019)

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

Authors
Andrei V. Paribok
Corresponding Author
Andrei V. Paribok
Available Online July 2019.
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)

Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2019
ISBN
10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.31
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.31How to use a DOI?
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/).

Cite this article

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  -