Diagram showing how Jesuit missionaries imported & diffused Mahayana Indian philosophy in Europe from 1551-1750. Virtually all major 17th-19th century western thinkers were exposed to high Indian philosophy. Similar map for diffusion of Indian calculus should be made.
What 'novel ideas' did these Indian texts(in Chinese & Japanese) contain?
- -Realism vs Idealism debate
- -"Transcendental Idealism"=Vijñānavāda
- -Advanced treatises of logic
- -Separation of Ethics & religion
- -Utilitarianism
- -Rejection of 'soul' & afterlife
- etc
Source of Diagram: "Cult of Emptiness" - by Urs App