The Teaching of Vimalakirti
Author | : Étienne Lamotte |
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Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
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Author | : Étienne Lamotte |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
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Author | : Robert A. F. Thurman |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
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ISBN | : 9789387496576 |
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Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231106566 |
One of the most popular Asian classics for roughly two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra stands out among the sacred texts of Mahayana Buddhism for its conciseness, its vivid and humorous episodes, its dramatic narratives, and its eloquent exposition of the key doctrine of emptiness or nondualism. Unlike most sutras, its central figure is not a Buddha but a wealthy townsman, who, in his mastery of doctrine and religious practice, epitomizes the ideal lay believer. For this reason, the sutra has held particular significance for men and women of the laity in Buddhist countries of Asia, assuring them that they can reach levels of spiritual attainment fully comparable to those accessible to monks and nuns of the monastic order. Esteemed translator Burton Watson has rendered a beautiful English translation from the popular Chinese version produced in 406 C.E. by the Central Asian scholar-monk Kumarajiva, which is widely acknowledged to be the most felicitous of the various Chinese translations of the sutra (the Sanskrit original of which was lost long ago) and is the form in which it has had the greatest influence in China, Japan, and other countries of East Asia. Watson's illuminating introduction discusses the background of the sutra, its place in the development of Buddhist thought, and the profundities of its principal doctrine: emptiness.
Author | : Sangharakshita |
Publisher | : Windhorse Publications |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2013-10-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1909314307 |
Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes the ideal of the Bodhisattva, one who seeks to become Enlightened out of a compassionate desire to help all living beings. In the Vimalakirti-Nirdesa we meet the Bodhisattva Vimalakirti, a worker of wonders, a formidable debator and skilful teacher. Sangharakshita's commentary illuminates this original text, its myths and symbols, and explores the powerful figure of Vimalakirti and the significance of his teachings.
Author | : Joan Sutherland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2016-10-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780991356935 |
Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart: A Commentary on The Sutra that Vimalakirti Speaks by Zen teacher Joan Sutherland, Roshi is a timeless meditation on developing a peaceful and generous heart in a world of sorrows, and on how the awakening of each of us is an inextricable part of the awakening of the world. It's the first volume in a collection called Pilgrim's Bundle, handbooks on traditional philosophy, practices, and poetry in a contemporary voice.
Author | : Robert A. F. Thurman |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0271038004 |
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Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
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Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9788120808744 |
Called the jewel of the Mahayana Sutras , this book presents the major teachings of Mahayana Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humorous form. For two millennia this Sutra has enjoyed immense popularity among Mahayana Buddhists in India, centra
Author | : Vimalakīrti'. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9780860134961 |
Author | : Dale S. Wright |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2021-11-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0197587372 |
This book offers a contemporary philosophy of life drawing upon Buddhist resources from the Vimalakirti Sutra. Among the major themes in this Mahayana Buddhist scripture is the "skillful means" required to live a healthy and undeluded life. The book adopts that theme as a means of developing a practical approach to contemporary Buddhist life. Following many of the brilliant stories in the sutra, this book attempts to provide clear explanations for the primary Buddhist teachings and the relationships that bind them all together into an inspiring way of living. Among the questions addressed are: who is the Buddha, how is a worldview of change and contingency applicable to current life, what does it mean to claim that there is no permanent self, what are the primary characteristics of an admirable Buddhist life, how is freedom conceived in Buddhism, and how do all of these themes help us address issues that are pressing for us today. Although historical questions do arise in the book, its primary purpose is contemporary and practical, an effort to say clearly how this text helps us stake out a way of living for contemporary, global citizens.