ISBN10: 8180695956, ISBN13: 9788180695957, [publisher: Centre for Studies in Civi, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Preface. Editors. Contributors. General introduction. 1. On historiography of classical Indian ethics. 2. Survey of modern writings on classical Indian ethics methodological Hints for appraising as ethics. 3. Ethics in the Veda. 4. Ethics in the Ramayana. 5. Ethics in the Mahabharata. 6. Ethics in the Gita an analytical study. 7. Ethics in basic Dharmasastras. 8. Ethics in Kautilya's works. 9. Ethics in classical Indian materialistic philosophy. 10. Ethics in Jaina philosophical literature the doctrine of Ahimsa. Part I. The Jaina theory of right conduct. Part II. Some issues concerning Jaina ethics in general and Ahimsa in particular. 11. Ethics in Buddhist philosophical literature. 12. The ethics of the Nyaya Vaisesika school. 13. Ethics of the Sankhya Yoga school. 14. Mimamsa ethics. 15. Ethics in the Upanisadic and Advaitic philosophy. 16. Problem posed by ethics to Advaitism the Advaitin's attempt to solve it examined. 17. Ethics in the Visistadvaita and Dvaita philosophy. 18. Ethics and devotion to God (Bhakti) some problematic concepts. 19. Ethics in Bhakti philosophical literature. 20. Ethics in Bhakti literature (with special reference to some Maharashtrian Saints views). 21. Ethics and fine arts in classical India. 22. Ethics in the formulation and application of law in classical India (with special reference to the Smritis up to the ...