A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Loy compares forms of nonduality across Buddhist and other Asian philosophical traditions, asking which apparent similarities conceal important differences.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It gives the Library a serious comparative bridge for a word now used across many traditions. It helps travelers distinguish nondualities instead of treating Buddhism, Advaita, and Daoism as saying the same thing.
Good starting place if…
You already have a basic orientation and want a sustained comparative study of nonduality across traditions.
Know before you begin…
This is a scholarly synthesis rather than a beginner’s practice manual. Comparison can illuminate real family resemblances, but the author’s framework should not replace reading traditions on their own terms.