Original Buddhist Sources

A Reader

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Bringing together essential materials on the origins and development of Buddhist traditions from India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, and Japan, this anthology provides the broadest selection of primary source Buddhist literature available to date.The volume is divided into two major parts: Theravada and Mahayana forms of Buddhism. The first section presents selections that explore major themes in Buddhist thought such as causality, Four Noble Truths, the doctrine of non-self, nibbana, meditation, and ethics, as well as literature about monastic life and regulations, women, and hagiography.The second part includes selections from so-called wisdom literature and texts that represent the three major schools of Mahayana Buddhism: Pure Land, Madhyamika, and Yogacara. Selections also include sources from some of the major Chinese Buddhist schools such as Hua-yen, T'ien T'ai, Pure Land, and Ch'an. Readings by thinkers such as Tantric Buddhist reformer Tsong Khapa, Pure Land leaders Honen, Shinran, and Nichiren, as well as Zen Buddhists Dogen and Hakuin provide a perspective on regional and national traditions.In addition to the general introduction, each major section is introduced by an essay that places the selections within the context of Buddhist history. This comprehensive reader stands on its own as an indispensable anthology of original textual sources for courses in Buddhism, while also serving as a companion volume to the text The Different Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative-Historical Introduction.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-08-22
Mått156 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt596 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor400
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813535647

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Pt I. Selections from the Theravāda tradition. Jātaka Tales (former lives of the Buddha)Life of the BuddhaTeachings of the Buddha: causalityTeachings of the Buddha: four noble truthsTeachings of the Buddha: non-selfTeachings of the Buddha: nibbānaTeachings of the Buddha: meditationTeachings of the Buddha: ethical issues and virtuesMonastic life and regulationsThe feminine thread in BuddhismTheravāda hagiographical literaturept. II: Selections from the Mahāyāna tradition. Prajñāpāramitā literatureMahāratnakūta SūtraThe true lion's roar of Queen ŚrīmālāPure Land SūtraMahāyāna school of thought: MādhyamikaMahāyāna school of thought: YogācāraTibetan Buddhist traditionChinese Buddhist tradition. Hua-yen school ; T'ien T'ai school ; Chinese Pure Land school ; Ch'an SchoolJapanese Buddhist tradition. Pure Land Buddhism ; Zen BuddhismMahāyāna hagiographical literatureThe feminine thread in Mahāyāna literature

This superb collection of primary sources in translation drawn from all major schools of Buddhism explains clearly, and with great subtlety, the main Buddhist doctrines and developments in their Asian homelands. More wide-ranging than any previous edition of Buddhist texts, this is a very accessible book and most enjoyable to read. Carl Olson is to be congratulated on creating such an excellent resource for the study of Buddhism. - Ursula King (Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol, Engl)