Author : Edward J. Thomas
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 29,78 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9788120610958
Seeks To Trace The Growth Of The Buddhist Community, To Indicate Its Relation To The World Of Hindu And Non-Hindu Society And To Follow The Rise And Development Of The Doctrines From Their Legendary Origin Into The System Which Has Sread Over A Great Part Of Asia. This Reprint Of The Work Originally Published In London In 1933, Contains 19 Chapters, 2 Appendices, 4 Plates, Bibliography And Index.
Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1134623259
Buddhist Thought guides the reader towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classical Indian Buddhist thought, from the time of Buddha, to the latest scholarly perspectives and controversies. Abstract and complex ideas are made understandable by the authors' lucid style. Of particular interest is the up-to-date survey of Buddhist Tantra in India, a branch of Buddhism where strictly controlled sexual activity can play a part in the religious path. Williams' discussion of this controversial practice as well as of many other subjects makes Buddhist Thought crucial reading for all interested in Buddhism.
Author : David J. Kalupahana
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 1984-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780824803926
This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachings and historical development, setting forth complex and significant ideas in a straightforward and simple style that is easily accessible to the student. The author's orientation is philosophical, rather than religious or sociological. This approach is both the uniqueness and the strength of the work.Part I outlines the historical background out of which Buddhism arose and emphasizes the teachings of early Buddhism. Part II examines developments in the history of Buddhist thought and the emergence of the various schools of Buddhism.
Author : Richard Francis Gombrich
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 30,75 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 : David J. Kalupahana
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 1992-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824814021
David J. Kalupahana's Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis has, since its original publication in 1976, offered an unequaled introduction to the philosophical principles and historical development of Buddhism. Now, representing the culmination of Dr. Kalupahana's thirty years of scholarly research and reflection, A History of Buddhist Philosophy builds upon and surpasses that earlier work, providing a completely reconstructed, detailed analysis of both early and later Buddhism.
Author : Edward Conze
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1134542313
Originally published in 1962. This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts: Archaic Buddhism: Tacit assumptions, the problem of "original Buddhism", the three marks and the perverted views, the five cardinal virtues, the cultivation of the social emotions, Dharma and dharmas, Skandhas, sense-fields and elements. The Sthaviras: the eighteen schools, doctrinal disputes, the unconditioned and the process of salvation, some Abhidharma problems. The Mahayana: doctrines common to all Mahayanists, the Madhyamikas, the Yogacarins, Buddhist logic, the Tantras.
Author : Jaimal Yogis
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 25,80 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1458783847
Relative Truth, Ultimate Truth is a clear and remarkably practical presentation of a core Buddhist teaching on the nature of reality. Geshe Tashi Tsering provides readers with an excellent opportunity to enhance not only thier knowledge of Buddhism, but also a powerful means to profoundly enhance their view of the world. The Buddhist teaching of the''two truths'' is the gateway to understanding the often-misunderstood philosophy of emptiness. This volume is an excellent source of support for anyone interested in cultivating a more holistic and transformative understanding of the world around them and ultimately of their own conciousness
Author : David R. Loy
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 17,37 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791489124
Buddhism teaches that to become happy, greed, ill-will, and delusion must be transformed into their positive counterparts: generosity, compassion, and wisdom. The history of the West, like all histories, has been plagued by the consequences of greed, ill-will, and delusion. A Buddhist History of the West investigates how individuals have tried to ground themselves to make themselves feel more real. To be self-conscious is to experience ungroundedness as a sense of lack, but what is lacking has been understood differently in different historical periods. Author David R. Loy examines how the understanding of lack changes at historical junctures and shows how those junctures were so crucial in the development of the West.
Author : Edward Joseph Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Buddhism
ISBN :
Author : Matthew Kapstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0861712390
Reason's Traces addresses some of the key questions in the study of Indian and Buddhist thought: the analysis of personal identity and of ultimate reality, the interpretation of Tantric texts and traditions, and Tibetan approaches to the interpretation of Indian sources. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, Reason's Traces reflects current work in philosophical analysis and hermeneutics, inviting readers to explore in a Buddhist context the relationship between philosophy and traditions of spiritual exercise.
