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Author | : Eviatar Shulman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9780197587898 |
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'Visions of the Buddha' offers a groundbreaking new approach to the nature of the early discourses of the Buddha, the most foundational scriptures of Buddhist religion. While the early discourses are commonly considered to be attempts to preserve the Buddha's teachings, Shulman demonstrates that these texts are full of creativity, driven by inspired storytelling. Much of this storytelling is effected through techniques specific to oral literature, in which oral formulas can be combined in an infinite variety of ways, in order to produce yet more beautified visions of Buddhist truth.
Author | : Eviatar Shulman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2021-08-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0197587887 |
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Visions of the Buddha offers a ground-breaking approach to the nature of the early discourses of the Buddha, the most foundational scriptures of Buddhist religion. Although the early discourses are commonly considered to be attempts to preserve the Buddha's teachings, Shulman demonstrates that these texts are full of creativity, and that their main aim is to beautify the image of the wonderous Buddha. While the texts surely care for the early teachings and for the Buddha's philosophy or his guidelines for meditation, and while at times they may relate real historical events, they are no less interested in telling good stories, in re-working folkloric materials, and in the visionary contemplation of the Buddha in order to sense his unique presence. The texts can thus be, at times, a type of meditation. Eviatar Shulman frames the early discourses as literary masterpieces that helped Buddhism achieve the wonderful success it has obtained. Much of the discourses' masterful storytelling was achieved through a technique of composition defined here as the play of formulas. In the oral literature of early Buddhism, texts were composed of formulas, which are repeated within and between texts. Shulman argues that the formulas are the real texts of Buddhism, and are primary to full discourses. Shaping texts through the play of formulas balances conservative and innovative tendencies within the tradition, making room for creativity within accepted forms and patterns. The texts we find today are thus versions--remnants--chosen by history of a much more vibrant and dynamic creative process.
Author | : Dkon-mchog-lhun-grub (Ngor-chen) |
Publisher | : Snow Lion |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2002-05-07 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
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Examines the state of those experiencing suffering, those engaged in the methods leading towards freedom from unhappiness and misery, and those fully enlightened ones who have attained the highest goal of omniscient awakening.
Author | : Tom Lowenstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9780705430715 |
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Author | : Subhuti |
Publisher | : Windhorse Publications |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2013-06-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1909314137 |
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What is the Buddhist vision? Put simply, it is that all humans can develop. Each one of us can find a way beyond the dissatisfaction and suffering of everyday life and realize our full potential. In describing three important Buddhist symbols, Subhuti shows us how. Informed by more than 25 years of committed Buddhist practice, Subhuti's clarity and understanding will be welcomed by both newcomers to Buddhism and those with more experience. His inspiring call challenges us to follow the Buddhist path with all our heart.
Author | : Jacquelynn Baas |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520242084 |
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"The relations between eastern and western cultures have long been a neglected topic, and this careful and intelligent look at a small but significant part of those relations is most welcome."--Thomas McEvilley, author of The Shape of Ancient Thought "How wonderful that Jacquelynn Baas has seen the light of the Buddha's smile shining from faraway Asia into the realm of the art of modern times in what we think of as the West! . . . Her work reveals how some of our most influential artists explored and expressed the sophisticated perceptions and joyful energy emanating from the realm of Buddhist Asia."--Robert A. F. Thurman "As a Buddhist scholar and artist I welcome this thoughtful and richly detailed study of how many aspects of Buddhism have stimulated, invigorated, and enriched Western arts over the past 150 years."--Stephen Addiss, author of The Art of Zen "A crucial contribution to modern art studies, this high-spirited text surveys Western artists awakened by the wisdom of the East, from Monet and Duchamp to O'Keeffe to Martin. It is a thoughtful book about thoughtful artists, their values and their visions, with a lot to offer general readers and specialists alike."--Charles Stuckey, Associate Professor of Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Author | : Eviatar Shulman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0197587860 |
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Visions of the Buddha offers a ground-breaking approach to the nature of the early discourses of the Buddha, the most foundational scriptures of Buddhist religion. Although the early discourses are commonly considered to be attempts to preserve the Buddha's teachings, Shulman demonstrates that these texts are full of creativity, and that their main aim is to beautify the image of the wonderous Buddha. While the texts surely care for the early teachings and for the Buddha's philosophy or his guidelines for meditation, and while at times they may relate real historical events, they are no less interested in telling good stories, in re-working folkloric materials, and in the visionary contemplation of the Buddha in order to sense his unique presence. The texts can thus be, at times, a type of meditation. Eviatar Shulman frames the early discourses as literary masterpieces that helped Buddhism achieve the wonderful success it has obtained. Much of the discourses' masterful storytelling was achieved through a technique of composition defined here as the play of formulas. In the oral literature of early Buddhism, texts were composed of formulas, which are repeated within and between texts. Shulman argues that the formulas are the real texts of Buddhism, and are primary to full discourses. Shaping texts through the play of formulas balances conservative and innovative tendencies within the tradition, making room for creativity within accepted forms and patterns. The texts we find today are thus versions--remnants--chosen by history of a much more vibrant and dynamic creative process.
Author | : Tom Lowenstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9781900131469 |
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Author | : Eileen Gardiner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Hell |
ISBN | : 9781599101316 |
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"A collection of texts on Buddhist Hell, including, The Great Story, Middle-Length Discourses, Friendly Epistle, Sutra on the Eighteen Hells, Sutra Spoken by the Buddha, Avalokiteswara's Descent into the Hell, Mu-Lien Rescues His Mother, T'ai Tsung in Hell, Essentials of Pure Land Rebirth, The Precious Record, Miao-Shen Visits Hell, and others, plus notes, glossary, links to web resources"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Subhuti (Dharmachari) |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : |
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