- Philosophical Areas Addressed in Buddhism - Historical
Development of Buddhist Philosophy - Comparison With Other
Philosophies - Buddhist Philosophical Figures Buddhist
philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the
teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE- c. 483 BCE). Buddhist
philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics,
phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology. From its inception,
Buddhism has had a strong philosophical component. Buddhism is
founded on the rejection of certain orthodox philosophical
concepts, in which the Buddha had been instructed by various
teachers. Buddhism rejects atheism, theism, monism, and dualism
alike. The Buddha criticized all concepts of metaphysical being
and non-being, and this critique is inextricable from the
founding of Buddhism. Particular points of Buddhist
philosophizing have often been the subject of disputes between
different schools of Buddhism. Metaphysical questions such as
"Is there a god?" and "Does the soul (Atman) really exist?" have