Aleksandar Uskokov

Senior Lector and Associate Research Scholar

South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center, Yale University

DUS: South Asian Studies

Associate Editor: Journal of Indian Philosophy (Springer)

Deciphering the Hidden Meaning: Language and the Highest Good in Early Advaita Vedānta

The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction

From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Rupert Gethin via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2026 10:44 AM
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Publication announcement: Gethin: Mapping a Buddha's Mind

Dear Colleagues,

Just to announce that my book on Abhidharma has recently been published:

Rupert Gethin, Mapping a Buddha's Mind: Indian Buddhist Thought in the Theravāda, Sarvāstivāda, and Yogācāra Abhidharma (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2026), xxviii + 533 pp. ISBN: 9780198856689. £150 (Sorry about the price.)

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mapping-a-buddhas-mind-9780198856689?cc=gb&lang=en&

CONTENTS

Introduction: On the Study of Abhidharma

1:The Development of Abhidharma Literature

2:On Listing Dharmas

3:On Being Embodied

4:On Being Conscious

5:On Being Unskilful

6:On Being Skilful

7:On Mapping Causes and Effects

8:On Doing, Dying, and Being Reborn

Concluding Remarks

With best wishes,

Rupert Gethin

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Rupert Gethin
Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies
University of Bristol