Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment (Suny Series in Religious Studies)

Type

Book

Authors

Park, Sung Bae

ISBN 10

0873956745

ISBN 13

9780873956741

Tags

Buddhism

Abstract

Part 1: Faith -- The primacy of faith in Buddhism -- Patriarchal faith and doctrinal faith -- Buddha-nature and Patriarchal faith -- Essence-function versus subject-object constructions -- Nonbacksliding faith and backsliding faith -- The two truths and skill-in-means -- Part 2: Practice -- The unity of faith and enlightenment in practice -- Bodhidharma's wall meditation -- Questioning meditation and the dynamics of faith -- Practice in the Treatise on awakening Mahāyāna faith -- Faith and practice in pure land Buddhism -- Faith as the practice of compassion -- Part 3: Enlightenment -- Sudden enlightenment and gradual practice -- Faith and enlightenment in the Hua-yen Sutrā -- Kkaechʹim: the experience of brokenness -- Revolution of the basis -- The three gates.

Description

x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-204) and index.
8667012

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