LEADER 03113nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910823605703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-38062-3 010 $a1-134-38063-1 010 $a1-138-17974-4 010 $a1-280-05002-0 010 $a0-203-50379-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203503799 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253734 035 $a(EBL)200363 035 $a(OCoLC)310465009 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000309592 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11235332 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309592 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283581 035 $a(PQKB)11094475 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200363 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200363 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10165405 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5002 035 $a(OCoLC)57198088 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253734 100 $a20030109d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSkilful means $ea concept in Mahayana Buddhism /$fMichael Pye 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aPrevious ed.: London : Duckworth, 1978. 311 $a0-203-34828-1 311 $a0-415-31427-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 SUTRA 327 $aOCCURRENCES 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 330 $a'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 though 606 $aUpaya (Buddhism) 606 $aBuddhism$xDoctrines 615 0$aUpaya (Buddhism) 615 0$aBuddhism$xDoctrines. 676 $a294.392 700 $aPye$b Michael$0603109 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823605703321 996 $aSkilful means$94007068 997 $aUNINA