The Foundations of BuddhismOUP Oxford, 15 jul 1998 - 352 pagina's Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan, and Eastern) which exist in the world today. From the narrative of the story of the Buddha, through discussions of aspects such as textual traditions, the framework of the Four Noble Truths, the interaction between the monastic and lay ways of life, the cosmology of karma and rebirth, and the path of the bodhisattva, this books provides a stimulating introduction to Buddhism as a religion and way of life, which will also be of interest to those who are more familiar with the subject. |
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THE DISEASE THE CAUSE THE CURE THE MEDICINE | 59 |
MONKS NUNS AND LAY FOLLOWERS | 85 |
THE THRICETHOUSANDFOLD WORLD | 112 |
PERSONAL CONTINUITY AND DEPENDENT ARISING | 133 |
THE WAY OF CALM AND INSIGHT | 163 |
THE HIGHER TEACHING | 202 |
THE GREAT VEHICLE | 224 |
SOUTH EAST NORTH AND WEST | 253 |
Notes | 277 |
Select Bibliography | 302 |
Glossary | 319 |
Index | 323 |
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Abhidharma Abhidharmakośa according aeons ancient arhat ascetic attainment awakening basic become bodhisattva body Brahmā brahmanical Buddha Buddha's teaching Buddhaghosa Buddhist monastic Buddhist monk Buddhist path Buddhist practice Buddhist Studies Buddhist texts Buddhist thought Buddhist tradition calm meditation causal century BCE cessation of suffering Chapter Chinese consciousness craving death defilements delusion dependent arising Dharma dhist dhyāna Digha Nikāya discourse duhkha early eightfold path emptiness exist experience five aggregates four truths gods Gombrich greed Indian Buddhism insight jhāna karma kinds Lamotte lives Madhyamaka Mahāyāna sūtras Majjhima Nikāya Māra mind monasteries Nāgārjuna nature Nikāya nirvâna one’s Pali canon particular Perfection of Wisdom precepts present realms rebirth reborn Richard Gombrich samsāra Samyutta Nikāya Sangha Sanskrit Sarvāstivādins schools scriptures sense spiritual Sri Lanka stages sutras Sutta Theravāda Theravāda Buddhism Theravādin things Tibet Tibetan Buddhism tion ultimate understanding unwholesome various Vasubandhu Vinaya Visuddhimagga wholesome Yogācāra