[INDOLOGY] Analogues to Anselm's Ontological Arguments in Indian Philosophy?

[Jeffery Long]

Dear Colleagues,

Forgive me if this question has already been raised at some point on this list.

Are any of you aware of arguments developed in Indian philosophical systems akin to the ontological arguments for the existence of God raised by St. Anselm? The closest thing I can think of is Śaṅkara’s argument that existence is self-evident.

With much gratitude in advance,

Jeff


Dr. Jeffery D. Long
Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, & Asian Studies
School of Arts & Humanities
Elizabethtown College
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Series Editor, Explorations in Indic Traditions: Ethical, Philosophical, and Theological
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