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.

The essence of scholasticism
The essence of scholasticism

Author: Dharmaśreṣṭhi

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9788120830943

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The Essence of Scholasticism is a meditation manual leading to arhatship. It is the central text of the westernmost part of the Gandharan cultural area, e.e. Bactria. Probably composed in the first century BCE, it was commented on and elaborated in several sastras the best known being the Abhidharmakosabhasya of the fifth century. The Essence and the Astagrantha are the basic treatises of the non-Vaibhasika sarvastivadins, i.e. of the sautrantikas of the Gandharan cultural area.

The Buddhist Theory of Self-Cognition
The Buddhist Theory of Self-Cognition

Author: Zhihua Yao

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-09-10

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1134287461

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This highly original work explores the concept of self-awareness or self-consciousness in Buddhist thought. Its central thesis is that the Buddhist theory of self-cognition originated in a soteriological discussion of omniscience among the Mahasamghikas, and then evolved into a topic of epistemological inquiry among the Yogacarins. To illustrate this central theme, this book explores a large body of primary sources in Chinese, Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan, most of which are presented to an English readership for the first time. It makes available important resources for the study of the Buddhist philosophy of mind.

The Concept of the Buddha
The Concept of the Buddha

Author: Guang Xing

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 041533344X

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Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the Sambhogakaya, which is the Buddha to be worshipped by all Mayahanists. Written in an accessible way, this work is an outstanding research text for students and scholars of Mayahana Buddhism and anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy.

Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy

Author: David J. Kalupahana

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1984-07-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780824803926

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This introduction to Buddhism examines its basic philosophical teachings and historical development, setting forth complex and significant ideas in a straightforward and simple style that is easily accessible to the student. The author's orientation is philosophical, rather than religious or sociological. This approach is both the uniqueness and the strength of the work.Part I outlines the historical background out of which Buddhism arose and emphasizes the teachings of early Buddhism. Part II examines developments in the history of Buddhist thought and the emergence of the various schools of Buddhism.

Early Buddhist Metaphysics
Early Buddhist Metaphysics

Author: Noa Ronkin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-02-28

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1134283121

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This book provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the systematic of the Pali Abhidhamma movement.

Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems
Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems

Author: Erich Frauwallner

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1996-01-10

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1438403275

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This is a translation of Frauwallner's Abhidharmastudien. It analyzes the literary traditions, doctrinal tendencies, and structural methods of the Buddhist Abhidarma canon in order to expose the beginnings of systematic philosophical thought in Buddhism. Frauwallner's insights illuminate the path of meditation toward liberation, the development of Buddhist psychology, and the evolution of the Buddhist view of causality and the problem of time. He provides a clear explanation of the gradual development of Buddhist thought from its early doctrinal beginning to some of the most complex and remarkable philosophical edifices in history.