Author : Tom Lowenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 0705430715
Vision of the Buddha
Tom Lowenstein
The Vision Of The Buddha
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Vision of Buddhism
Roger Corless
Author : Roger Corless
Publisher : Paragon House Publishers
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002243223
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A lucid and elegant introduction to the essentials of Buddhism. Every introductory Buddhism course needs just this book. -- Jeffrey Hopkins
The Vision of the Buddha
Tom Lowenstein
Author : Tom Lowenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 1900131463
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Buddhist Vision
Subhuti
Author : Subhuti
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909314139
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What is the Buddhist vision? Put simply, it is that all humans can develop. Each one of us can find a way beyond the dissatisfaction and suffering of everyday life and realize our full potential. In describing three important Buddhist symbols, Subhuti shows us how. Informed by more than 25 years of committed Buddhist practice, Subhuti's clarity and understanding will be welcomed by both newcomers to Buddhism and those with more experience. His inspiring call challenges us to follow the Buddhist path with all our heart.
Vision of the Buddha :the Buddha and His Teachings
Nārada (Maha Thera.)
Author : Nārada (Maha Thera.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9810072570
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Vision and Transformation
Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications (UK)
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110226680
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The Eightfold Path is the most widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching. It is ancient, reaching back to the Buddha's very first discourse, and it is highly venerated as a unique treasury of wisdom and practical guidance. The teaching of the Eightfold Path challenges us to grasp the implications of that vision, and asks us to transform ourselves in its light. Like the teaching itself, this work covers every aspect of life.
Empty Vision
David McMahan
Author : David McMahan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136857195
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Visual metaphors in a number of Mahayana sutras construct a discourse in which visual perception serves as a model for knowledge and enlightenment. In the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and other Mahayana literature, immediate access to reality is symbolized by vision and set in opposition to language and conceptual thinking, which are construed as obscuring reality. In addition to its philosophical manifestations, the tension between vision and language also functioned as a strategy of legitimation in the struggle of the early heterodox Mahayana movement for authority and legitimacy. This emphasis on vision also served as a resource for the abundant mythical imagery in Mahayana sutras, imagery that is ritualized in Vajrayana visualization practices. McMahan brings a wide range of literature to bear on this issue, Including a rare analysis of the lavish imagery of the Gandavyuha Sutra in its Indian context. He concludes with a discussion of Indian approaches to visuality in the light of some recent discussions of "ocularcentrism" in the west, inviting scholars to expand the current discussion of vision and its roles in constructing epistemic systems and cultural practices beyond its exclusively European and American focus.
Visions of the Buddha
Eviatar Shulman
Author : Eviatar Shulman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780197587881
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Visions of the Buddha offers a ground-breaking approach to the nature of the early discourses of the Buddha, the most foundational scriptures of Buddhist religion. Although the early discourses are commonly considered to be attempts to preserve the Buddha's teachings, Shulman demonstrates that these texts are full of creativity, and that their main aim is to beautify the image of the wonderous Buddha. While the texts surely care for the early teachings and for the Buddha's philosophy or his guidelines for meditation, and while at times they may relate real historical events, they are no less interested in telling good stories, in re-working folkloric materials, and in the visionary contemplation of the Buddha in order to sense his unique presence. The texts can thus be, at times, a type of meditation. Eviatar Shulman frames the early discourses as literary masterpieces that helped Buddhism achieve the wonderful success it has obtained. Much of the discourses' masterful storytelling was achieved through a technique of composition defined here as the play of formulas. In the oral literature of early Buddhism, texts were composed of formulas, which are repeated within and between texts. Shulman argues that the formulas are the real texts of Buddhism, and are primary to full discourses. Shaping texts through the play of formulas balances conservative and innovative tendencies within the tradition, making room for creativity within accepted forms and patterns. The texts we find today are thus versions--remnants--chosen by history of a much more vibrant and dynamic creative process.
The Buddhist Vision
Subhuti (Dharmachari)
Author : Subhuti (Dharmachari)
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : UOM:39015013432631
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A Broader Vision
Richard Henry Drummond
Author : Richard Henry Drummond
Publisher : A.R.E. Press (Association of Research & Enlightenment)
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0876043481
A Broader Vision by Richard Henry Drummond Pdf
Reveals startling similarities in the lives and philosophies of Gautama the Buddha and Jesus the Christ.
Three Visions
Dkon-mchog-lhun-grub (Ngor-chen),Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub
Author : Dkon-mchog-lhun-grub (Ngor-chen),Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub
Publisher : Snow Lion
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110273856
Three Visions by Dkon-mchog-lhun-grub (Ngor-chen),Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub Pdf
Examines the state of those experiencing suffering, those engaged in the methods leading towards freedom from unhappiness and misery, and those fully enlightened ones who have attained the highest goal of omniscient awakening.
Under the Bodhi Tree
Buddhadasa
Author : Buddhadasa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614292371
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A renowned Buddhist master digs into the idea of interdependency—the very core of the Buddha’s teachings. Under the Bodhi Tree takes us back to the principles at the heart of Buddha’s teachings—conditionality and dependent co-arising. Ajahn Buddhadasa Bhikkhu makes the case for dependent co-arising as a natural law, and builds a compelling presentation from there of Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and practice. Basing himself squarely on the Buddha’s own words as preserved in the Pali Canon, he brings clarity and simplicity to what is typically a thorny philosophical knot. By returning dependent co-arising to its central place in Buddhist theory and practice, Ajahn Buddhadasa provides perspective on the Buddha’s own insights and awakening. Under the Bodhi Tree is another excellent entry from one of the most renowned Buddhist thinkers of modern times. For students who wish to study further, a companion guide is available from liberationpark.org.
The Vision of the Buddha
Tom Lowenstein
Author : Tom Lowenstein
Publisher : Thorsons Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0007657250
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This book is a vivid, richly illustrated guide to the history and legends of Buddhism, and to the main themes and beliefs in the Buddhist spiritual tradition, both today and in the past.
Verses from the Center
Stephen Batchelor
Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101663097
Verses from the Center by Stephen Batchelor Pdf
The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna.
Visions of Sukhāvatī
Julian F. Pas
Author : Julian F. Pas
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995-08-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438415598
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The Pure Land movement focuses on the worship of one particular Buddha, Amitabha or Amitayus who created a paradise named Sukhavati, Land of Extreme Bliss. The scriptures of this school promise rebirth in that Land to the devotees of that Buddha. It was considered to be an "easy way" to gain salvation in contrast with the "arduous path" of self-sacrifice recommended in original Buddhism. T'ang monk Shan-tao was instrumental in the propagation and popularity of this devotional school. He was an ascetic and serious meditator who followed the techniques of visualization explained in the Sutra on Visualizing Buddha Amita, and his commentary on this text was later considered to be his most outstanding work. Western authors, however, misrepresent Shan-tao because they follow the lead of Japanese Jodo Shinshu masters who deemphasized meditative practices. With the hope that old stereotypes will be dropped, this book lets the Chinese texts speak for themselves.