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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Page 139
... Tathāgata realizes : " I am indeed the father of these beings . I must liberate them from such a great mass of suffering and give the immeasurable , inconceivable bliss of Buddhahood , for them to en- joy .... " But , Śāriputra , if I ...
... Tathāgata realizes : " I am indeed the father of these beings . I must liberate them from such a great mass of suffering and give the immeasurable , inconceivable bliss of Buddhahood , for them to en- joy .... " But , Śāriputra , if I ...
Page 177
... Tathāgata Akṣobhya ; in the South , the Tathāgata Ratnaketu ; in the West , the Tathāgata Amitāyus ; and in the North , the Tathāgata Dundubhisvara . Then , just as the great city of Rājagṛha was suffused with a great shin- ing light ...
... Tathāgata Akṣobhya ; in the South , the Tathāgata Ratnaketu ; in the West , the Tathāgata Amitāyus ; and in the North , the Tathāgata Dundubhisvara . Then , just as the great city of Rājagṛha was suffused with a great shin- ing light ...
Page 187
... Tathāgata with a hundred thousand bil- lion flowers , they return to their own world in time for a nap . . . " Furthermore , Śāriputra , in that Buddha field , there are geese , snipe , and peacocks . Three times each night and three ...
... Tathāgata with a hundred thousand bil- lion flowers , they return to their own world in time for a nap . . . " Furthermore , Śāriputra , in that Buddha field , there are geese , snipe , and peacocks . Three times each night and three ...
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34 | 6 |
The Experience of the Sangha | 44 |
5 2 Meditation in the Midst of Daily Life | 77 |
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Alternative English translation Amitabha Ananda ascetic asked Aśoka 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 Experience of Buddhism following selection Four Noble Truths Gautami give gods HŪM impermanent inherent self-existence king knows Lama laypersons living Lotus 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 sūtra Tantric Tathāgata teaching Theravāda things thought Tibet Tibetan tion tradition trance tree Venerable Vimalakirti Vinaya wandering wisdom women