Fundamentals of Mainstream Buddhism
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Book
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ISBN 10
0804830088
ISBN 13
9780804830089
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Publication Year
1994
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Pages
332 pages
Subject
Buddhism Doctrines.
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Abstract
Pt. 1. Samsara and Rebirth. 2. Samsara and Rebirth. The Arena of the Structure and Duration of the World-System (Lokadhatu); The Performers or the Modes of Existence (Gatis). 3. Review. English Equivalents to Sanskrit Names; Diagrammatic Scheme of the World-System -- Pt. 2. The Life of Sakyamuni Buddha. 4. Preparations. The Lineage of Previous Buddhas; The Ripening of the Bodhisattva Destined to Become the Buddha Sakyamuni. 5. The Birth and Youth of Sakyamuni Buddha. Early Life of Pleasure and Marriage; Intervention of the Gods and the Great Renunciation; Teachers, Austerities, and Enlightenment. 6. Reestablishing the Ancient Path.
The First Turning of the Wheel of the Doctrine at Benares; Growth of the Early Samgha and Conversion of Sakyamuni's Family; A Long Life of Wandering and Teaching; Devadatta's Schism, the Assembly at Anavatapta, and the Deaths of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana. 7. The Last Journey and After. The Dharma Recitations at Rajagrhas; Mahakasyapa Awaits the Next Buddha: Maitreya. 8. The Buddha as Physician, the Dharma as Medicine. The Basic Formula of the Four Noble Truths (Aryasatya); The Brief Meanings; Expanded Meanings; The Formula as Focus of Practice and the Formula of Practical Technique; Two Phases of Gradual Progress; The Three Signs or Seals of the Dharma; Interlinked Meanings of Major Formulas -- Pt. 3. The Dharma: Ends, Means, and Views.
9. The Dharma of Progressive Investigation: Dhatus, Skandhas, and Dharmas. The Formula of the Eighteen Dhatus; The Formula of the Five Skandhas; Progressive Investigation Leads to the Series of Basic Elements (Dhama, Samtana). 10. Karman. 11. Pratityasamutpada: Arising Due to Conditions. 12. Pratisamdhi: Rebirth -- Pt. 4. The Path and the Three Ways. 13. The First Two Paths: Sambharamarga and Prayogamarga. The Path of Acquiring Equipment (Sambharamarga); The Path of Preparatory Practices (Prayogamarga). 14. The Path Proper: Darsanamarga, Bhavanamarga, and Asaiksmarga. The Path of Vision (Dananamarga); The Path of Repeated Meditative Cultivation (Bhavanamarga); The Path of No Further Training (Asaiksamarga). 15. The Three Ways.
The Bodhisattvayana, the Pratyebuddhayana, and the Sravakayana; Nirvana and the Three Ways.
The First Turning of the Wheel of the Doctrine at Benares; Growth of the Early Samgha and Conversion of Sakyamuni's Family; A Long Life of Wandering and Teaching; Devadatta's Schism, the Assembly at Anavatapta, and the Deaths of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana. 7. The Last Journey and After. The Dharma Recitations at Rajagrhas; Mahakasyapa Awaits the Next Buddha: Maitreya. 8. The Buddha as Physician, the Dharma as Medicine. The Basic Formula of the Four Noble Truths (Aryasatya); The Brief Meanings; Expanded Meanings; The Formula as Focus of Practice and the Formula of Practical Technique; Two Phases of Gradual Progress; The Three Signs or Seals of the Dharma; Interlinked Meanings of Major Formulas -- Pt. 3. The Dharma: Ends, Means, and Views.
9. The Dharma of Progressive Investigation: Dhatus, Skandhas, and Dharmas. The Formula of the Eighteen Dhatus; The Formula of the Five Skandhas; Progressive Investigation Leads to the Series of Basic Elements (Dhama, Samtana). 10. Karman. 11. Pratityasamutpada: Arising Due to Conditions. 12. Pratisamdhi: Rebirth -- Pt. 4. The Path and the Three Ways. 13. The First Two Paths: Sambharamarga and Prayogamarga. The Path of Acquiring Equipment (Sambharamarga); The Path of Preparatory Practices (Prayogamarga). 14. The Path Proper: Darsanamarga, Bhavanamarga, and Asaiksmarga. The Path of Vision (Dananamarga); The Path of Repeated Meditative Cultivation (Bhavanamarga); The Path of No Further Training (Asaiksamarga). 15. The Three Ways.
The Bodhisattvayana, the Pratyebuddhayana, and the Sravakayana; Nirvana and the Three Ways.
Description
xxv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 322) and index.
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