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
The Experience of the Sangha | 44 |
5 2 Meditation in the Midst of Daily Life | 77 |
Some Perspectives of Mainstream Buddhism 888 | 88 |
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Alternative English translation Amitabha ascetic asked Aśoka attained enlightenment Avalokitesvara become Bhikkhu bhikkhuni Blessed bodhisattva body breath Buddha Buddhahood Buddhism in South Buddhism outside India called cessation China Chinese consciousness death deities Development of Buddhism Dharma disciples divine doctrine elder elements of reality Experience of Buddhism following selection Four Noble Truths Gautami give gods impermanent inherent self-existence king knows Lama laypersons living Lotus Sūtra Mahāyāna Mainstream Buddhism majesty mantra master means meditation merit mind monastery monastic monks nāga Nāgārjuna Nāgasena nirvāņa nuns one's ordination Pali Text Society path Practice of Buddhism preach precepts Pure Land realization rebirth reborn recite relics replied Reprinted by permission ritual robes Śākyamuni samsāra sangha Sanskrit Śāriputra sects Source South Asia Southeast Asia Sri Lanka story stūpa suffering Tathāgata teaching Theravada things thought Tibet Tibetan tion tradition trance tree Vimalakirti Vinaya wandering wisdom women