03167oam 2200649I 450 991045070310332120200520144314.01-134-38063-11-138-17974-41-280-05002-00-203-50379-110.4324/9780203503799 (CKB)1000000000253734(EBL)200363(OCoLC)310465009(SSID)ssj0000309592(PQKBManifestationID)11235332(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309592(PQKBWorkID)10283581(PQKB)11094475(MiAaPQ)EBC200363(Au-PeEL)EBL200363(CaPaEBR)ebr10165405(CaONFJC)MIL5002(OCoLC)57198088 (EXLCZ)99100000000025373420180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSkilful means a concept in Mahayana Buddhism /Michael Pye2nd ed.London ;New York :Routledge :Taylor & Francis Group,2003.1 online resource (222 p.)Previous ed.: London : Duckworth, 1978.0-203-34828-1 0-415-31427-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Preface to the Second Edition; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; THE INITIAL TEACHING OF SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; STORIES ABOUT SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; MYTHOLOGY AND SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE TEACHING OF VIMALAKRTI; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE PERFECTION OF INSIGHT LITERATURE; SKILFUL MEANS IN PRE-MAHAYANA BUDDHISM; THE TERM HBEN IN MODERN JAPANESE; GENERAL OBSERVATIONS; BRIEF NOTE ON THE MAIN TEXTS USED; HISTORICO-CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE LOTUS SUTRA; OCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE LOTUS SUTRAOCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE TEACHING OF VIMALAKRTIOCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE PERFECTION OF INSIGHT SUTRAS, ETC; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE RAMGAMASAMDHI SUTRA; Bibliography; Index'Skilful Means' is the key principle of Mahayana, one of the great Buddhist traditions. First described in the Lotus Sutra, it originates in myths of the Buddha's compassionate plans for raising life from the ceaseless round of birth and death. His strategies or interventions are 'skilful means' - morally wholesome tricks devised for the purpose of enabling nirvana or enlightenment. Michael Pye's clear and engaging introductory guide investigates the meaning and context of skilful means in Mayahana Buddhist teachings, whilst tracing its early origins in ancient Japanese and Theravada thoughUpāya (Buddhism)BuddhismDoctrinesElectronic books.Upāya (Buddhism)BuddhismDoctrines.294.392Pye Michael.603109MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450703103321Skilful means2240715UNINA