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Author | : L. Cousins |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9401022429 |
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Author | : Peter Masefield |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2013-10-16 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1134543719 |
Download Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Originally published in 1986. In this study of initiation in the Nikayas (Discourses of the Buddha), the author presents evidence which makes it clear that salvation in early Buddhism depended upon the intervention of the Buddha’s grace. Contrary to the view of Buddhism as a philosophy of self-endeavour, the picture that emerges from examination of the canonical texts is one of Buddhism as a revealed religion in every sense of the term.
Author | : Sōmaratna Bālasūriya |
Publisher | : Gordon Frazer Book Publishers |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Download Buddhist Studies in Honour of Walpola Rahula Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Rupert Gethin |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1998-07-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0191606715 |
Download The Foundations of Buddhism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. 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. From the narrative of the story of the Buddha, through discussions of aspects such as textual traditions, the framework of the Four Noble Truths, the interaction between the monastic and lay ways of life, the cosmology of karma and rebirth, and the path of the bodhisattva, this books provides a stimulating introduction to Buddhism as a religion and way of life, which will also be of interest to those who are more familiar with the subject.
Author | : Donald K. Swearer |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2020-07-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0691216029 |
Download Becoming the Buddha Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern Thailand, an exploration that stands apart from standard text-based or anthropological approaches, Donald Swearer makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Buddha image, its role in Buddhist devotional life, and its relationship to the veneration of Buddha relics. Blending ethnography, analysis, and Buddhist texts related to this mimetic reenactment of the night of the Buddha's enlightenment, he demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book. Known as "opening the eyes of the Buddha," image consecration traditions throughout Buddhist Asia share much in common. Within the cultural context of northern Thailand, Becoming the Buddha illuminates scriptural accounts of the making of the first Buddha image; looks at debates over the ritual's historical origin, at Buddhological insights achieved, and at the hermeneutics of absence and presence; and provides a thematic comparison of several Buddhist traditions.
Author | : P. Fenner |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9400905475 |
Download The Ontology of the Middle Way Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This study is mainly the outcome of work completed as a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Queensland. However, it has been revised in many ways since its preparation in dissertation form. Many people have contributed to the study and I am concerned that I may fail to mention everyone who has assisted me. My first introduction to The Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakavatara) came through a course I attended at a Buddhist Centre in Queensland called Chenrezig Institute. The course was given by Ven. Geshe Loden, originally of Sera Monastery in India, and was translated by Ven. Zasep Tulku. Besides participating in this course I also attended a number of other courses on Madhyamika presented by these and other lamas in Australia and in Nepal. I was also fortunate to spend a semester at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying with Professor Geshe Lhundup Sopa. At different times I had the opportunity to discuss, in person or through correspondence, aspects of the study with a number of leading scholars. Professors J.W. de Jong, Robert Thurman, Jeffrey Hopkins and Paul Williams gave freely of their expertise although in some cases I know that I was unable to take full advantage of their suggestions. Special mention and thanks go Professor Fred Streng who supported the study and gave most graciously of his time. In Australia I would like to thank my advisers at the University of Queensland, Drs. Ross Reat, Arvind Sharma and Richard Hutch.
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Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 445 |
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ISBN | : 1134121776 |
Download Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Alice Collett |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2021-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1438482957 |
Download Translating Buddhism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Although many Buddhist studies scholars spend a great deal of their time involved in acts of translation, to date not much has been published that examines the key questions, problems, and difficulties faced by translators of South Asian Buddhist texts and epigraphs. Translating Buddhism seeks to address this omission. The essays collected here represent a burgeoning attempt to begin to shape the subfield of translation studies within Buddhist studies, whereby scholars actively challenge primary routine decisions and basic assumptions. Exploring questions including how interpretive translators can be and how cultural and social norms affect translations, the book draws on the broad experiences of its contributors—all of whom are translators themselves—who bring different themes to the table. Each chapter can be used either independently or as part of the whole to engender reflections on the process of translation.
Author | : Analayo |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2018-04-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1614294623 |
Download Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Join a rigorous scholar and Buddhist monk on a brisk tour of rebirth from ancient doctrine to contemporary debates. German Buddhist monk and university professor Bhikkhu Analayo had not given much attention to the topic of rebirth before some friends asked him to explore the treatment of the issue in early Buddhist texts. This succinct volume presents his findings, approaching the topic from four directions. The first chapter examines the doctrine of rebirth as it is presented in the earliest Buddhist sources and the way it relates to core doctrinal principles. The second chapter reviews debates about rebirth throughout Buddhist history and up to modern times, noting the role of confirmation bias in evaluation of evidence. Chapter 3 reviews the merits of current research on rebirth, including near-death experience, past-life regression, and children who recall previous lives. The chapter concludes with an examination of xenoglossy, the ability to speak languages one has not learned previously, and chapter 4 examines the particular case of Dhammaruwan, a Sri Lankan boy who chants Pali texts that he does not appear to have learned in his present life. Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research brings together the many strands of the debate on rebirth in one place, making it both comprehensive and compact. It is not a polemic but an interrogation of the evidence, and it leaves readers to come to their own conclusions.
Author | : Carol Anderson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2013-10-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136813322 |
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Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.