In the Hope of Nibbana
Author: Winston Lee King
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
Published: 1964
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
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An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics
Author: Peter Harvey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-06-22
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780521556408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism.
In the Hope of Nibbana
Author: Winston King
Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
Published: 2016-05-15
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1681720469
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe words “in the hope of nibbana” are often found printed on invitations to anniversaries or festival meals, sent by the Burmese to their friends. Early in the morning, monks are fed, followed by other invited friends who arrive for a good social meal together. All of this is done, as the invitation reassures, “in the hope of nibbana”. Thus does the ordinary Buddhist, himself far from nibbana, honor those who are striving, humbly hoping that his modest charitable efforts will somehow by the process of kammic multiplication add up to a nibbanic sum in the end. Such words characterize the Buddhist ethical endeavor.In the Hope of Nibbana offers a glimpse into the process of a "religion" and a culture struggling to align ethical values with the realities of the modern world. Buddhism is deeply woven into the fabric of life in Burma, now called Myanmar, and the country's insular history has made it an ideal place to experience Buddhism's influence on a culture and people.
An Introduction to Buddhism
Author: Peter Harvey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990-05-25
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780521313339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlike other studies, this work not only explores Buddhism's world views but attempts to show how it functions as a set of practices based on devotion, ethics, and meditation.
Cetana and the Dynamics of Volition in Theravada Buddhism
Author: Nalini Devdas
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 543
ISBN-13: 8120833635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat do the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism have to say about the most basic psychological processes through which alternatives are assessed, purposes are developed, and goal-oriented acts are initiated? How can Theravada make volitional endeavour central to Buddhist practice, while denying the existence of a self who wills? How can the text emphasize ethical striving, and yet uphold the principle that all physical and mental acts arise through causes and conditions? This book adds another perspective to Theravada scholarship by exploring various subtle Pali terms that seek to display the nuances of human motivation. Cetana is shown to be the purposive impetus that links ethically good and bad attitudes of mind with corresponding acts of body, speech, and mind. The argument is made that Theravada does not posit a controlling will, but seek to establish the possibility of changing attitudes, purposes, and acts through holistic methods of training. Theravada maintains that changes in attitude are possible because the mind has the capacity to observe its own processes of conditioning, and is able to greatly diversify its responses to its own concepts and to factors in its environment.
Comparative Ethics in Hindu and Buddhist Traditions
Author: Roderick Hindery
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9788120808669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe exploratory volume in the new field of comparative ethics serves the diverse goals of groups variously interested in International law and morality, in comparative religious ethical ideals, or simply in cross-cultural literature and drama. The author draws moral ideals from primary Hindu sources--popular and formal, literary and spiritual. The same method is applied for Buddhist moral texts. Introducing method in comparative ethics with a synopsis of Hindu mystical tradition, the author diiscusses in detail ethics in the Rgveda, Upaniisads, Laws of Manu, Ramayana, Gita, other popular classics, poetry, drama, philosophers, and reformers. After summarizing pluralism in Hindu ethiics, the author sketches ethical thought in Mahayana Buddhiist texts. The book contains elaborate notes, two appendices, critical textual matter, a diagram of topical parallels, a bibliography, and an index.
Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions
Author: Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2024-07-26
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 0520377966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKarma is perhaps the most famous concept in Indian philosophy, but this is the first comprehensive study of its various meanings and philosophical implications. Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions offers a harmony of approach and an underlying set of methodological assumptions: a corpus of definitions of karma, a dialectic between abstract theory and historical explanation, and an awareness of logical oppositions in theories of karma. No “solution” to the paradox of karma is offered, but the volume as a whole presents a consistent and encompassing approach to the many different, often conflicting, Indian statements of the problem. Broad in scope and richly detailed, this book demonstrates the impossibility of speaking of “the theory of karma” and supplies the basis for further study. Exploring methodological issues arising in the study of a non-Western system of soteriology and rebirth, the contributors question the interaction of medical and philosophical models of the human body, the incorporation of philosophical theories into practical religions with which they are logically incompatible, and the problem of historical reconstruction of a complex theory of human life. This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.
International Bibliography of the History of Religions
Author: Salih H. Alich, Claas Jouco Bleeker
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 148
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEthics, Wealth, and Salvation
Author: Russell F. Sizemore
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780872498815
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'These essays, including a masterful introduction by the editors & a useful glossary of Pali terms, constitute a rich addition to the emerging field of comparative religion ethics & demonstrate the fruitfulness of collaborative studies.'--Journal of Religion.
Vegetarianism and Animal Ethics in Contemporary Buddhism
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-08-14
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1317623975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuddhism is widely known to advocate a stance of total pacifism towards all sentient beings, and because of this, it is often thought that Buddhist doctrine would stipulate that non-violent food practices, such as vegetarianism, be mandatory. However, the Pāli source materials do not encourage vegetarianism and most Buddhists do not practice it. Using research based on ethnographic evidence and interviews, this book discusses this issue by presenting an investigation of vegetarianism and animal ethics within a Buddhist cultural domain. Focusing on Sri Lanka, a place of great historical significance to Buddhism, the book looks at how lay Buddhists and the clergy came to understand the role of vegetarianism and animal ethics in Buddhism. It analyses whether the Buddha preached a view that encouraged vegetarianism, and how this squares with his pacifism towards animals. The book goes on to question how Buddhist food practices intersect with other secular activities such as traditional medicine, as well as discussing the wider implications of Buddhist animal pacifism including vegetarian political movements and animal rights groups. Shedding light on a subject that, until now, has only been tangentially treated by scholars, this interdisciplinary study will be of interest to those working in the fields of Buddhist Studies, Religion and Philosophy, as well as South Asian Studies.
