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Author: Śāntideva
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 0199391351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Training Anthology--or Siksa-samuccaya--is a collection of quotations from Buddhist sutras with commentary by the eighth-century North Indian master Santideva. This annotated translation includes a detailed analysis of the philosophy of the Training Anthology and an introduction to Santideva's cultural and religious contexts.
Author: Charles Goodman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0190927348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMethods of Reasoning in the Tattvasaṃgraha -- Note on the Translation -- An Inquiry about Prime Matter -- An Inquiry about God -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣikas -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Mīmāṃsakas -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Followers of Kapila -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Sky-Clad -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Followers of the Upaniṣads -- An Inquiry about the Soul as Postulated by the Vātsīputrīyas -- An Inquiry about the Relation between Action and its Results -- An Inquiry about Perspectivalism.
Author: Charles Goodman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0190205326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the theoretical structure of Buddhist accounts of morality, defends them against objections, and discusses their implications for free will, the justification of punishment, and other issues.
Author: Barbra R. Clayton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-04-07
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1134278292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva.
Author: Śāntideva
Publisher: Tharpa Publications US
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0948006889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReading the verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moving us from suffering and conflict to happiness and peace, and gradually introduces us to the entire path to attaining the supreme inner peace of enlightenment, the real meaning of our human life.
Author: Nyanaponika Thera
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Published: 2005-12-01
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9552401003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn print for more than fifty years and translated into some ten languages, Nyanaponika Thera’s The Heart of Buddhist Meditation has attained the stature of a modern spiritual classic. Combining deep personal insight with the power of clear exposition, the author guides the reader into the essential principles making up the Buddha’s Way of Mindfulness. Besides offering a lucid account of the basic practices of insight meditation, the book contains a complete translation of the Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s own instructions on the practice. “A work of unique importance ... written with great depth, extraordinary knowledge, deep humanity... I do not know of any book which could be compared to this work as a guide to meditation.” Erich Fromm
Author: Christopher Hatchell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0199982902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuddhism is in many ways a visual tradition, with its well-known practices of visualization, its visual arts, its epistemological writings that discuss the act of seeing, and its literature filled with images and metaphors of light. Some Buddhist traditions are also visionary, advocating practices by which meditators seek visions that arise before their eyes. Naked Seeing investigates such practices in the context of two major esoteric traditions, the Wheel of Time (Kalacakra) and the Great Perfection (Dzogchen). Both of these experimented with sensory deprivation, and developed yogas involving long periods of dwelling in dark rooms or gazing at the open sky. These produced unusual experiences of seeing, which were used to pursue some of the classic Buddhist questions about appearances, emptiness, and the nature of reality. Along the way, these practices gave rise to provocative ideas and suggested that, rather than being apprehended through internal insight, religious truths might also be seen in the exterior world-realized through the gateway of the eyes. Christopher Hatchell presents the intellectual and literary histories of these practices, and also explores the meditative techniques and physiology that underlie their distinctive visionary experiences. The book also offers for the first time complete English translations of three major Tibetan texts on visionary practice: a Kalacakra treatise by Yumo Mikyo Dorj , The Lamp Illuminating Emptiness, a Nyingma Great Perfection work called The Tantra of the Blazing Lamps, and a B n Great Perfection work called Advice on the Six Lamps, along with a detailed commentary on this by Drugom Gyalwa Yungdrung.
Author: Jonathan C. Gold
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 0231549903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKŚāntideva’s eighth-century work, the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra), is known for its eminently practical instructions and its psychologically vivid articulations of the Mahāyāna path. It is a powerful, succinct poem into which are woven diverse Buddhist traditions of moral transformation, meditative cultivation, and philosophical insight. Since its composition, it has seen continuous use as a ritual, contemplative, and philosophical manual, making it one of the crucial texts of the Buddhist ethical and philosophical tradition. This book serves as a companion to this Indian Buddhist classic. The fifteen essays contained here illuminate the Guide’s many philosophical, literary, ritual, and ethical dimensions. Distinguished scholars discuss the historical significance of the text as an innovative piece of Indian literature, illuminate the important roles it played in shaping Buddhism in Tibet, and bring to light its contemporary significance for philosophy and psychology. Whether experienced or first-time students of Buddhist literature, readers will find compelling new approaches to this resonant masterpiece.
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1134623259
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuddhist Thought guides the reader towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classical Indian Buddhist thought, from the time of Buddha, to the latest scholarly perspectives and controversies. Abstract and complex ideas are made understandable by the authors' lucid style. Of particular interest is the up-to-date survey of Buddhist Tantra in India, a branch of Buddhism where strictly controlled sexual activity can play a part in the religious path. Williams' discussion of this controversial practice as well as of many other subjects makes Buddhist Thought crucial reading for all interested in Buddhism.
