the study of the nature of problem of personal identity By

I. Introduction J. General remarks This study deals with a philosophical inquiry into the nature of person and he problem of personal identity' braved on a particular text known as (bhidharmakniabhaga of Vasubandhu. The study follows the track of development of the issue in Indian subed iment in chronological order starting from the Vedic period up to the period in which the next belongs. Endiam philosophy has made its own genre in the modern scholarly field of philosophy. Like Greek and Chinese philosophy, it is deeply involved with the history and culture it belongs - distinctive as well as universal. In the process of development, it underwear various kinds of interaction internally as well as externally. Therefore, one should not overlook the historical aspect that effects this interaction when a study is made on a certain subject of ancient shilasaptry. Additionally, when the study is much dependent on a specific text. philologica shout an individual being or about the very nature of him. It was about a person as an Ultimate Reality, which is based on cosmological o that had taken place price to he insights on the individual being, In the Upanisadic period, there was an endeavor related to the progress in psycho-physiological way of seeking the self. In those days, especially in early Upamigads, the main themes of philosophical inquiry were Brahman, Atman and Puruss, which are inherited from the Vedic period. The significant aspect of Upanisadic approach to the,