The Philosophy of Lokayata Motilal Banarsidass and with the addition of

and with the addition of the Mahasamghika and Mahasamghika

The parents bring in their boy and the disguised lamas invite him to choose “his” belongings-those which belonged to the thirteenth Dalai Lama

PETIERI KOSKIKALLIO and ASKO PARPOLA

The book presents the author's carefully done translations of the Pratimoksa texts of the Mahasanghika and ulasarvastivada sects on facing pages to facilitate comparison

The Philosophy of Lokayata Motilal Banarsidass and with the addition ofThe Carvaka Lokayata darsana is found to have a notable place in the classical Indian philosophical tradition. Its reference is found in the earliest sources like the Vedas Upanisads, the Buddhist suttas, the Jaina treatises, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, inclusive of some puranic and sastric works. It goes without saying that, by and large, such references mostly present a very negative and damaging account of the Carvaka point of view. From such