Buddhist Thought And Ritual

Author : David J. Kalupahana
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 8120817737

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Buddhist Thought and Ritual by David J. Kalupahana Pdf

Buddhist Thought and Ritual will appeal to anyone interested in acquiring an authentic grasp of Buddhism as it lives and functions in today`s world. The wide spectrum of Buddhist practice is represented here by the men and women who contributed to this volume. The focus on thought and ritual captures the organic interrelationship of these religious components and moves away from the compartmentalization characteristic of much religious scholarship. The reader discovers the central tenets of Buddhism, Anatta, Pratityasamutpada, Sunyatta, Nirvana, and others, not as free-floating curiosities, but in terms of their contemporary relevance and active participation in the formation of society and culture. Likewise, commonly practiced rituals such as the Paritta Ceremony and Mantra Recitation are analyzed in terms of their role in living Buddhism.

Author : David J. Kalupahana
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 0892260785

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Buddhist Thought and Ritual by David J. Kalupahana Pdf

Author : Karil J. Kucera
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621967132

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Ritual and Representation in Chinese Buddhism by Karil J. Kucera Pdf

Includes 159 color images. Baodingshan consists of a monastic complex and two rock-carved areas, Little Buddha Bend and Great Buddha Bend, located in Dazu in western China and dates from the Southern Song period. The complex is fundamentally different from earlier Buddhist rock-carved sites in China in its construction and layout. Foregoing traditional niche-based iconography for large, deeply cut reliefs reaching dimensions as great as eight meters high by twenty meters wide, within Baodingshan's Great Buddha Bend, the carved works flow from one tableau into another. The site contains both texts and images related to the main schools of Buddhist thought. This book presents an integrated analysis of all of the components of Great Buddha Bend within the greater Baodingshan site, something that was lacking in earlier studies. Written to provide guidance to the site for a wide spectrum of readers-specialists and non-specialists alike-it provides a clear explanation of the major iconographic features of the imagery as well as translations of the numerous accompanying carved Buddhist texts. It also presents the basic tenets of Pure Land, Chan [Zen], Huayan and Esoteric Buddhism in order to explain the features of these sects as seen represented in visual as well as textual form at the site. Lastly, with its focus on ritual use and audience reception from the 12th to the 21st century, this study provides a new model for the discussion and evaluation of other religious sites as entities that organically evolve over time. This study also includes new translations of both the inscribed Buddhist texts and secular inscriptions carved at the site dating from the twelfth through the twenty-first centuries-inscriptions left by educated elite, soldiers, and government officials, highlighting regional issues related to continuity and change made visible at Baodingshan.

Author : Rita Langer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134158720

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Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth by Rita Langer Pdf

In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. Rita Langer describes the rituals of death and rebirth and investigates their ancient origins, analyzing social issues of the relationship between monks and lay people in this context. This aspect is of particular interest as death rituals are the only life cycle ritual in which Theravada Buddhist monks are actively involved. Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth establishes that Sri Lankan rituals are deeply rooted in their pre-Buddhist, Vedic precursors. Whilst beliefs and doctrines have undergone considerable changes over the centuries, it becomes evident that the underlying practices have largely remained stable. The first comprehensive study of death rituals in Theravada Buddhist practice, this is an important contribution to the fields of Buddhist studies, indology, anthropology and religious studies.

Author : Paul Williams,Anthony Tribe,Alexander Wynne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136520884

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Buddhist Thought by Paul Williams,Anthony Tribe,Alexander Wynne Pdf

This book serves as an accessible and reliable survey for students wishing to gain familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and with some of the recent research in the field. It guides readers towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classical Indian Buddhist thought, from the time of Buddha to the latest scholarly perspectives and controversies. Abstract and complex ideas are made understandable by the authors' clear and engaging style. The second edition has been fully revised in light of new scholarship, in particular on Mahāyāna Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism, an often neglected and inadequately understood topic. As well as a detailed bibliography this authoritative resource now includes recommended further reading, study questions, a pronunciation guide and extensive glossary of terms, all aimed at helping students to develop their knowledge and appreciation of Buddhist thought.

Author : Steven Heine Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Asian Studies Florida International University,Charles S. Prebish Professor of Religious Studies Pennsylvania State University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0198033575

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Buddhism in the Modern World : Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition by Steven Heine Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Asian Studies Florida International University,Charles S. Prebish Professor of Religious Studies Pennsylvania State University Pdf

The history of Buddhism has been characterized by an ongoing tension between attempts to preserve traditional ideals and modes of practice and the need to adapt to changing cultural conditions. Many developments in Buddhist history, such as the infusion of esoteric rituals, the rise of devotionalism and lay movements, and the assimilation of warrior practices, reflect the impact of widespread social changes on traditional religious structures. At the same time, Buddhism has been able to maintain its doctrinal purity to a remarkable degree. This volume explores how traditional Buddhist communities have responded to the challenges of modernity, such as science and technology, colonialism, and globalization. Editors Steven Heine and Charles S. Prebish have commissioned ten essays by leading scholars, each examining a particular traditional Buddhist school in its cultural context. The essays consider how the encounter with modernity has impacted the disciplinary, textual, ritual, devotional, practical, and socio-political traditions of Buddhist thought throughout Asia. Taken together, these essays reveal the diversity and vitality of contemporary Buddhism and offer a wide-ranging look at the way Buddhism interacts with the modern world.

Author : Jindal Bae,Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch,Helmut Brinker,Antje Papist-Matsuo,Petra H. Rösch,Lilla Russel-Smith,Petra Maurer,Juliane Noth,Kensuke Nedachi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3897396416

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Ritual and Representation in Buddhist Art by Jindal Bae,Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch,Helmut Brinker,Antje Papist-Matsuo,Petra H. Rösch,Lilla Russel-Smith,Petra Maurer,Juliane Noth,Kensuke Nedachi Pdf

This publication investigates the ritual and cultural contexts in which art and representations of Buddhist thought were used in East and Central Asia. The book contains nine essays by specialists in the field. The contributions range from the Buddhist cult of relics in ancient China and material evidences for Buddhist rituals of confession and repentance in North Chinese cave temples of the 6th and early 7th centuries to aspects of cultural exchange, regional innovation, and traditions of imperial workmanship as means of dynastic power. The development of popular iconographies based on Avatamsaka doctrine in Tang China and the Korean kingdom of unified Silla is discussed.

Author : Roger R. Jackson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614296010

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Mind Seeing Mind by Roger R. Jackson Pdf

A definitive study of one of the most important practices in Tibetan Buddhism, with translations of a number of its key texts. Mahamudra, the “great seal,” refers to the ultimate nature of mind and reality, to a meditative practice for realizing that ultimate reality, and to the final fruition of buddhahood. It is especially prominent in the Kagyü tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, so it sometimes comes as a surprise that mahamudra has played an important role in the Geluk school, where it is part of a special transmission received in a vision by the tradition’s founder, Tsongkhapa. Mahamudra is a significant component of Geluk ritual and meditative life, widely studied and taught by contemporary masters such as the Dalai Lama. Roger Jackson’s Mind Seeing Mind offers us both a definitive scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahamudra and masterful translations of its seminal texts. It provides a skillful survey of the Indian sources of the teaching, illuminates the place of mahamudra among Tibetan Buddhist schools, and details the history and major textual sources of Geluk mahamudra. Jackson also addresses critical questions, such as the relation between Geluk and Kagyü mahamudra, and places mahamudra in the context of contemporary religious studies. The translation portion of Mind Seeing Mind includes ten texts on mahamudra history, ritual, and practice. Among these are the First Panchen Lama’s root verses and autocommentary on mahamudra meditation, his ritual masterpiece Offering to the Guru, and a selection of his songs of spiritual experience. Mind Seeing Mind adds considerably to our understanding of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality and shows how mahamudra came to be woven throughout the fabric of the Geluk tradition.

Author : Roger R. Jackson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611809022

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Rebirth by Roger R. Jackson Pdf

"What was the historical context for the Buddha's teachings on rebirth? What is reborn? Do all Buddhist traditions agree about what happens after death? Is it necessary to believe in rebirth to consider oneself a Buddhist? All these questions will be addressed in this short, reliable, and accessible introduction to Rebirth across Buddhist history and traditions. The book will also cover contemporary refutations of rebirth in secular Buddhist contexts as well as western scientific attempts to document reincarnation in conversation with Buddhist beliefs"--

Author : Paul Williams,Patrice Ladwig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107003880

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Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China by Paul Williams,Patrice Ladwig Pdf

Death rituals and Buddhist imagery of the afterlife have been central to the development and spread of Buddhism as a social and textual tradition. Bringing together ethnographic, historical and theoretically informed accounts, the book presents in-depth studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.

Author : Ven Nyanaponika
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135029388

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Pathways of Buddhist Thought by Ven Nyanaponika Pdf

Originally published in 1971. The essays in this volume cover some of the most important aspects of Buddhism and include discussion of such themes as the nature of Buddhism, Buddhist ethics and philosophical concepts, Buddhism and science, the Power of Mindfulness, Anatta and Nibbana.

Author : Steven Collins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 052139726X

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Selfless Persons by Steven Collins Pdf

This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in human beings. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical background, and shows how the Theravada Buddhist tradition has constructed a philosophical and psychological account of personal identity and continuity on the apparently impossible basis of the denial of self.

Author : Siddheswar Rameshwar Bhatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : UOM:39015067803919

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Buddhist Thought and Culture in India and Korea by Siddheswar Rameshwar Bhatt Pdf

Contributed articles of two Indo-Korean seminars held at New Delhi.

Author : Sogen Yamakami
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 143656526X

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Systems of Buddhistic Thought (1912) by Sogen Yamakami Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Donald K. Swearer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691216027

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Becoming the Buddha by Donald K. Swearer Pdf

Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern Thailand, an exploration that stands apart from standard text-based or anthropological approaches, Donald Swearer makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Buddha image, its role in Buddhist devotional life, and its relationship to the veneration of Buddha relics. Blending ethnography, analysis, and Buddhist texts related to this mimetic reenactment of the night of the Buddha's enlightenment, he demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book. Known as "opening the eyes of the Buddha," image consecration traditions throughout Buddhist Asia share much in common. Within the cultural context of northern Thailand, Becoming the Buddha illuminates scriptural accounts of the making of the first Buddha image; looks at debates over the ritual's historical origin, at Buddhological insights achieved, and at the hermeneutics of absence and presence; and provides a thematic comparison of several Buddhist traditions.