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Comparative study of the Mahāvastu, compilation from various sources of stories, legends, and traditions about the Buddha, his doctrine, and his previous births.
Author : Telwatte Rahula
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Page : 462 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
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Comparative study of the Mahāvastu, compilation from various sources of stories, legends, and traditions about the Buddha, his doctrine, and his previous births.
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Page : 180 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2021
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ISBN : 9788121227728
Author : J. J. Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 22,43 MB
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781528562287
Excerpt from The Mahavastu, Vol. 2 This characteristic Of the M ahdvastn gives it not the least of its many attractions to the student of Buddhism and its literature. For it thereby affords instructive material for the study of the growth Of the legend of the Buddha. Careful analysis of the various repetitive versions, coupled with a critical comparison with the versions in other texts will often prove useful for determining the original form of the tradition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : J. J. Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 24,26 MB
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781330284520
Excerpt from The Mahavastu, Vol. 3 In the Foreword to the first volume of this translation, and again in that to the second, the translator expressed his intention to give, with this third and final volume, a detailed study of the composition of the whole of the Mahâvastu. It is now seen, however, that such a study could not be contained within the limits of a foreword. A long article, or even a whole volume, would be needed to do anything like justice to the subject. Partial analysis, confined to the more prominent or extensive passages, would not suffice to give a fair conception of the manner and process of the composition of the whole text. The traditions which have gone to the making of the Mahâvastu are so numerous and so varied that a comparative study of them must needs make use not only of Pali texts, canonical and commentarial, but also of other Buddhist Sanskrit works, not to speak of Tibetan and Chinese. Here, therefore, the translator must confine himself to a few general remarks, forgoing even the quotation of parallel or relevant texts which, in a full study, would be indispensable to the argument. These remarks may consequently seem to be based too much on impressions, but the translator is convinced, even from the little progress he has already made with his full critical and comparative study, that these general remarks give a fair idea of the conclusions to which such a study will lead. Besides, he may justly claim that any mere impressions he may seem to indulge in derive a certain degree of validity from the simple fact that they are the result of a long and close acquaintance with the text of the Mahâvastu. Some scholars have spoken of an author of our text, others of its redactor or redactors, but a more accurate description of its creation would be gained by imagining a community of monks, over a more or less long period of time, busily engaged, out of motives of piety, in gathering traditions of the Buddha's life and teaching from all sources accessible to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Telwatte Rahula (Bhikkhu))
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Page : 435 pages
File Size : 45,3 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Mahāvastu
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Author : Bimala Churn Law
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Page : 260 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Buddhist legends
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On a hybrid Sanskrit canonical text of the Lokottaravādin school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Author : Bimala Churn Law
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
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Category : Mahavastu
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Author : Carol Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136813322
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.
Author : Tilak Raj Chopra
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3111359468
No detailed description available for "The Kusa-Jataka. A critical and comparative study".
Author : Carl Olson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 37,47 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1538130246
Moving beyond the original bodhi tree where the historical Buddha attained enlightenment, Buddhism spread throughout Asia and in more recent history has become ubiquitous in America and other Western nations as it marches into the status of a major global religion. During its history westward, it has changed, adapted to new cultures, and offered spiritual help to those looking for answers to the problems of life. Buddhism is studied in institutions of higher education, practice by many people worldwide, and its literature is translated in numerous languages. Historical Dictionary of Buddhism, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as complex theological concepts, significant practices, and basic writings and texts. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Buddhism.