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. |
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2 | 45 |
Contents and Differences | 76 |
Some Perspectives of Nikāya Buddhism | 87 |
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Alternative English translation Amitabha Ananda ascetic asked Aśoka attained enlightenment Avalokitesvara become bhikkhuni Blessed bodhisattva body Buddha Buddha field Buddhahood Buddhism in South Buddhism outside India called cessation chariot China Chinese compassion death deities Development of Buddhism Dharma disciples divine doctrine East Asia elder Experience of Buddhism following selection Gautami give gods impermanent inherent self-existence Japanese king Lanka and Southeast laypersons living Lotus Lotus Sūtra Mahāyāna Maitreya majesty mantra master means meditation mind monastery monastic monks nāga Nāgārjuna Nāgasena Nichiren Nikāya Nikāya Buddhism nirvāņa Noble Truths nuns one's ordination Pali Text Society parinirvāņa path Practice of Buddhism preach precepts Pure Land realization rebirth reborn recite ritual robes Śākyamuni samsāra sangha Sanskrit Śāriputra Source South Asia Southeast Asia Sri Lanka story stūpa suffering sūtra Tathāgata teachings Theravāda things thought Tibet Tibetan tion tradition trance tree Venerable Vimalakirti Vinaya wandering women