The Genesis Of The Bodhisattva Ideal
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Author | : Anālayo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Bodhisattva (The concept) |
ISBN | : 9783937816623 |
In this book, Bhikkhu Anālayo investigates the genesis of the bodhisattva ideal, one of the most important concepts in the history of Buddhist thought. He brings together material from the corpus of the early discourses preserved mainly in Pāli and Chinese that appear to have influenced the arising of the bodhisattva ideal. Anālayo convincingly shows that the early sources do not present compassionate concern for others as a motivating force for the Buddha's quest for awakening. He further offers an analysis of the only reference to Maitreya in the Pāli canon, showing that this reference is most likely a later addition. In sum, Bhikkhu Anālayo is able to delineate a gradual genesis of central aspects of the bodhisattva ideal by documenting (1) an evolution in the bodhisattva concept reflected in the early discourses, (2) the emergence of the notion of a vow to pursue the path to buddhahood, and (3) the possible background for the idea of a prediction an aspirant to buddhahood receives from a former buddha.
Author | : Karel Werner |
Publisher | : Buddhist Publication Society |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9552403960 |
This book brings together six essays on the origin and history of the bodhisattva ideal and the emergence of the Mahāyana. The essays approach the subject from different perspectives—from scholarly examinations of the terms in the Nikayas and Agamas to the relationship of the bodhisattva ideal and the arahant ideal within the broader context of the social environment in which Mahayana formed and further developments that lead to the formulation of the fully fledged bodhisattva path. As such, the collection provides a good overview for a wider Buddhist readership of the history of changes that eventually led to the emergence of the Mahayana. “Arahants, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas”, by Bhikkhu Bodhi“The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Theory and Practice”, by Jeffrey Samuels“Bodhi and Arahattaphala From Early Buddhism to Early Mahāyāna”, by Karel Werner“Vaidalya, Mahāyāna, and Bodhisatva in India: An Essay Towards Historical Understanding”, by Peter Skilling“The Evolution of the Bodhisattva concept in Early Buddhist Canonical Literature”, by Bhikkhu Anālayo“Orality, writing and authority in South Asian Buddhism: Visionary Literature and the Struggle for Legitimacy in the Mahāyāna”, by David McMahan
Author | : Analayo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2017-03-13 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783897334151 |
Author | : Ulrich Pagel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dale Stuart Wright |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0195382013 |
This book provides a guide to the six perfections, a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character.
Author | : Susan Elbaum Jootla |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Devas |
ISBN | : 9789552401602 |
Author | : Daniel Ingram |
Publisher | : Aeon Books |
Total Pages | : 715 |
Release | : 2020-01-20 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1780498152 |
The very idea that the teachings can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once our fanciful notions of it are stripped away, and we have learned to use meditation as a method for examining reality rather than an opportunity to wallow in self-absorbed mind-noise. Ingram sets out concisely the difference between concentration-based and insight (vipassana) meditation; he provides example practices; and most importantly he presents detailed maps of the states of mind we are likely to encounter, and the stages we must negotiate as we move through clearly-defined cycles of insight. Its easy to feel overawed, at first, by Ingram's assurance and ease in the higher levels of consciousness, but consistently he writes as a down-to-earth and compassionate guide, and to the practitioner willing to commit themselves this is a glittering gift of a book.In this new edition of the bestselling book, the author rearranges, revises and expands upon the original material, as well as adding new sections that bring further clarity to his ideas.
Author | : Analayo |
Publisher | : Windhorse Publications |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2015-07-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1909314625 |
Analayo investigates the meditative practices of compassion and emptiness by examining and interpreting material from the early Buddhist discourses. Similar to his previous study of satipaa'-a'-hana, he brings a new dimension to our understanding by comparing Pali texts with versions that have survived in Chinese, Sanskrit and Tibetan. The result is a wide-ranging exploration of what these practices meant in early Buddhism.
Author | : Guang Xing |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Buddha (The concept). |
ISBN | : 041533344X |
Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the Sambhogakaya, which is the Buddha to be worshipped by all Mayahanists. Written in an accessible way, this work is an outstanding research text for students and scholars of Mayahana Buddhism and anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy.
Author | : Rupert Gethin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1998-07-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0192892231 |
In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan and Eastern) which exist in the world today.