Author : Padmanabh S. Jaini
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9788120817760
In this volume, a companion to the author`s Collected Papers on Jaina Studies, twenty-nine of his articles, encompassing some forty years of research on various facets of Buddhism, have been brought together for the first time. They cover a wide range of topics including comparative studies with Jainism, points of controversy within Abhidharma, the Bodhisattva career of Maitreya based on narratives from the Jatakas and Mahayana Sutras, and selections from Buddhist ritual texts.
Author : Gregory Schopen
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824825485
In these articles, Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.
Author : Gregory Schopen
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,77 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Erik Zürcher
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004263292
Buddhism in China gathers together for the first time the most central and influential papers of the great scholar of Chinese Buddhism, Erik Zürcher, presenting the results of his career-long profound studies following on the 1959 publication of his landmark The Buddhist Conquest of China. The translation and language of Buddhist scriptures in China, Buddhist interactions with Daoist traditions, the activities of Buddhists below elite social levels, continued interactions with Central Asia and lands to the west, and typological comparisons with Christianity are only some of the themes explored here. Presenting some of the most important studies on Buddhism in China, especially in the earlier periods, ever published, it will thus be of interest to a wide variety of readers.
Author : Padmanabh S. Jaini
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,17 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120816916
"Throughout his long academic career, P.S. Jaini has focused his research on the religious, philosophical and literary achievements of the Buddhists and the Jains. His papers on Jaina Studies, scattered in many learned publications, are brought together here for the first time. They cover a wide range of topics including the Jaina view of the nature of reality, the doctrine of karma, the problem of rebirth, the idea of omniscience, the aptitude for salvation, and the assimilation of Hindu myths and rituals."--Publisher description.
Author : Gadjin M. Nagao
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,21 MB
Release : 1991-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791401873
Nagao invariably focuses on the core of Mahāyāna Buddhism--the path of the Bodhisattva, the doctrine of śūnyatā, and the system of Trisvabhāva are explained. Important technical terms used in the Mahayana textual tradition, whose exact understanding is imperative for the study of Mahāyāna Buddhism, are skillfully presented, making the book indispensable to scholars of Buddhist studies.
Author : Gregory Schopen
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824825478
The second in a series of collected essays looking at Indian Buddhism.
Author : Edward Conze
Publisher : Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Limited
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788121509602
Description: Dr. Conze, widely known as a leading Buddhist scholar through his many publications (among them Buddhism: Its Essence and Development, which has become a classic), has published during the thirty years of his working life a great number of important articles which are scattered over many periodicals difficult or almost impossible to obtain. To meet a growing demand for the most important of these articles to be re-published we are presenting this volume which contains both translations and original essays: the indispensable report on Recent Progress in Buddhist Studies; the survey of Mahayana Buddhism which is still the only account based on the actual sources; the comparisons of Buddhist and European philosophy; the essay on Buddhist Saviours. The remaining articles deal with the Prajnaparamita on which the author is the leading authority in the west. The translations included will be specially welcome because reliable English translations of Buddhist texts are still rare. Thus this volume will be invaluable and indispensable for all students of religion and philosophy.
Author : Richard Francis Gombrich
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. This book intends to serve as an introduction to the Buddha's thought, and hence even to Buddhism itself. It also argues that we can know far more about the Buddha than it is fashionable among scholars to admit.
Author : D.K. Nauriyal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134189885
Written by leading scholars and including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book explores the interface between Buddhist studies and the uses of Buddhist principles and practices in psychotherapy and consciousness studies. The contributors present a compelling collection of articles that illustrate the potential of Buddhist informed social sciences in contemporary society, including new insights into the nature of human consciousness. The book examines the origins and expressions of Buddhist thought and how it is now being utilized by psychologists and social scientists, and also discusses the basic tenets of Buddhism and contemporary Buddhist-based empirical research in the psychological sciences. Further emphasis is placed on current trends in the areas of clinical and cognitive psychology, and on the Mahayana Buddhist understanding of consciousness with reference to certain developments in consciousness studies and physics. A welcome addition to the current literature, the works in this remarkable volume ably demonstrate how Buddhist principles can be used to develop a deeper understanding of the human condition and behaviours that lead to a balanced and fulfilling life.
