Buddhist Saints in India: A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations

Type

Book

Authors

Ray, Reginald A.

ISBN 10

0195134834

ISBN 13

9780195134834

Tags

United States, India, Linguistics, History, Philosophy, Buddhism

Abstract

The Buddhist saints and the two-tiered model of Buddhism. The two-tiered model ; Some ideological features of the two-tiered model -- Buddha Śakyamuni as a saint. Buddha Śakyamuni's life as paradigm ; Some historical considerations -- Saints of the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā. Prerealization ; Postrealization ; Conclusion -- Some orthodox saints in Buddhism. A preeminent saint among the Buddha's disciples: Mahākāśyapa ; A latter-day orthodox Buddhist saint: Upagupta ; A paradigmatic saint of settled monasticism: Śāriputra ; Conclusion -- Saints criticized and condemned. A criticized saint: Piṇḍolabhāradvāja ; A condemned saint: Devadatta -- Cults of arhants. The sixteen arhants ; The Chinese pilgrims on the cult of arhants ; Conclusion -- The solitary saint, the Pratyekabuddha. Images of Pratyekabuddhas ; Some questions of interpretation.

Description

xviii, 508 pages ; 25 cm

Biblio Notes

24211851

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