The Experience of Buddhism: Sources and InterpretationsThis comprehensive anthology provides translations of texts illustrative of Buddhist philosophy and doctrine as well as descriptive, concrete accounts of Buddhist practices, rituals, experiences and life situations. This approach does not neglect one dimension of the religion in favor of another and allows instructors to choose what they wish to emphasize in the classroom. The book also covers the development of Buddhism in a wide variety of geographical and cultural areas (India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, and Japan), and gives a sense of the historical evolution of the tradition in these areas. |
Contents
Some Perspectives of Mainstream Buddhism | 3 |
The Experience of the Sangha | 44 |
Some Mahāyāna Perspectives | 134 |
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Alternative English translation Amitabha ascetic asked Aśoka attained enlightenment Avalokitesvara become Bhikkhu bhikkhuni birth Blessed Bodhi bodhisattva body brahmin Buddha Buddhahood Buddhism in South Buddhism outside India called cessation of suffering chariot China Chinese complete enlightenment death deities Development of Buddhism Dharma disciples divine doctrine elder Experience of Buddhism flowers following selection Four Noble Truths give gods inherent self-existence king Lama laypersons living lotus Lotus Sūtra Mahāyāna Mainstream Buddhism Maitreya majesty master meditation mind monastery monastic monks nāga Nāgārjuna Nāgasena nirvāņa nuns one's ordination Pali Text Society parinirvāṇa path Practice of Buddhism preaching precepts Pure Land realization realm rebirth reborn recite relics replied Reprinted by permission ritual robes Śākyamuni samsāra sangha Sanskrit Śāriputra Source South Asia Sri Lanka story stūpa Suddhodana Sumati sūtra Tantric Tathāgata teacher teaching Theravāda things thought Tibet Tibetan tion tradition trance tree Vinaya wandering wisdom women