Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism
Sarvāstivāda Buddhist Scholasticism

Author: Charles Willemen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9004493204

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This volume deals with the Sarvāstivāda school of Buddhism, the major philosophical school of Hīnayāna. First a general outline is given of the school's origin in the (Indian) Buddhist synods. Part one ends with a general survey of Sarvāstivāda Literature. In the actual corpus the philosophical texts of Sarvāstivāda are treated in detail. The organization of the work follows the geographical spread of Sarvāstivāda. In these Parts special emphasis is laid on the Central Asian history of the school, as well as on how the school eventually reached China ('Abhidharma and Kosa Schools'). Treatment is based on the Chinese versions of the major works of the school (Sūtrapiṭaka, Abhidarmapiṭaka and Vinayapiṭaka). All in all, this major work throws a new light on the relationship between Sarvāstivāda and Mūlasarvāstivāda and provides an innovative view on the Dārsṭtantika and Sautrāntika Schools.

Buddhist Sects in India
Buddhist Sects in India

Author: Nalinaksha Dutt

Publisher: Calcutta : Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9788120804272

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This extraordinary book is the only authentic document of its kind. Beginning with a detailed and lucid exposition of the political background of India from Ajatasatru to Mahapadma nanda, it goes on to trace the sources of the Second Buddhist Council, to locate with unerring exactitude the disruptive forces in the Sangha and, in the fourth chapter, to classify the Sects. In the chapters that follow, the learned author deals with the Mahasanghikas, doctrines of Group II-V Schools. In every chapter, if not on every page, current but ill-founded assumptions are rejected and their illogicalities exposed to the reader's view. The eager student is given a panoramic view of the doctrinal developments that took place during the period concerned by this book. With irrefutable arguments and considerable ratiocinative skill does the writer conclude that the Mahasanghikas were evidently the earliest school of the Hinayanists to show a tendency towards conceiving Buddha docetically.

Sects in Tibetan Buddhism
Sects in Tibetan Buddhism

Author: Vijay Kumar Singh

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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The Teachings Of Buddha Are Timeless And Priceless And Can Answer Most Of The Problems That The Materialistic World Faces Today. Nyingma, The First-Ever Sect Of Buddhism In Tibet Introduced By Padmasambhava Of India, And Gelug, The Fourth Sect In Succession, Are Dealt With In Detail In This Book.

Studies in the Origins of Buddhism
Studies in the Origins of Buddhism

Author: Govind Chandra Pande

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 623

ISBN-13: 9390064066

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The present work is designed to consist of a group of organically connected historical studies relating to the origins of Buddhism. It is the doctrinal rather than the institutional aspect of Buddhism that is mainly considered. The subject matter is for the greater part of a literary and religious-philosophic character, but the treatment is intended to be primarily historical. The whole work attempts to trace the rise and evolution of early Buddhist literature and thought both as an inner cultural process and an external process of actions of individuals and monastic communities.

Me and Mine
Me and Mine

Author: Bhikku Buddhadasa

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1989-08-15

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1438421664

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This work brings together in a single volume the translated essays of Buddhadasā Bhikkhu, the major interpreter of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia.

Aśoka 2300
Aśoka 2300

Author: Hemendu Bikash Chowdhury

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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Contributed articles on the life and times of Asoka, King of Magadha, fl. 259 B.C.

Secrets of the Pulse
Secrets of the Pulse

Author: Vasant Lad

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9788120820265

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Thousands of years ago Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body as well as the mental and physical constititions of the individual. For the first time in the west this book presents this ancient are and provides a method by which anyone can learn to read his or her own pulse. Imbalances and potential disease states can be detected in their early stages, giving one the opportunity to correct them before they affect the quality of life. With practice and guidance, one can acquire the proficiency to use this knowledge to heal self and others. This book will give guidelines to think about various ways of feeling, reading and gathering information through the pulse. It is quite difficult to put subjective experience into words. It is an attempt to express these simple ways of feeling the pulse.

The Disguises of the Demon
The Disguises of the Demon

Author: Gail Hinich Sutherland

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1991-07-03

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1438421613

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Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas. Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's Meghadūta, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.