Buddhists : understanding Buddhism through the lives of practitioners / / edited by Todd Lewis ; cover image, Ts'ampa Nawang ; photograph by Nicolas Sihlé

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3092/2
• Soggetto topico: Buddhists; Buddhism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: REL007000
• Persona (resp. second.): LewisTodd <1952->; NawangTs'ampa; SihléNicolas
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Eightfold Path and the Gradual Path; Pragmatic and Transcendental Buddhism; Part I Buddhists in the Earliest and Medieval Eras; Chapter 1 The Female Householder Mallika; Introduction:Mallika's Historical, Geographical, and Cultural Context; Mallika's Biography; Reflections on How This Individual's Life Relates to the Buddhist Community; Chapter 2 Bhadda Kundalakesa: The Ex-Jain; Introduction; The Biographical Details of Bhadda Kundalakesa in Other Texts; Conclusion ; Chapter 3 Two Noted Householders of the Buddha's Time: Upasika Vishakha and Upasaka AnathapindikaAnathapindika the Upasaka; Vishakha the Upasika; Chapter 4 Nagarjuna: The Great Philosopher; Introduction; Second-Century Mathura; Mahayana Traditions in Mathura; Monastic Life in Mathura; Nagarjuna, a Brahmin Monk; Nagarjuna in Andhra Pradesh; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Who Is Uncle Donpa?; Introduction; Uncle Donpa and Trickster Tales in Tibet; Traditional Interpretations; Contemporary Interpretations; Conclusions; Chapter 6 Ma-chig Lab-dron: Mother of Tibetan Buddhist Chod ; The Life Story of Ma-chig Lab-dronMa-chig Lab-dron's Teachings; Spiritual Innovator: Chod Tradition; The Legacy of Ma-chig Lab-dron; Part II Buddhist Lives in the West; Chapter 7 I.B. Horner and the Twentieth-Century Development of Buddhism in the West; Introduction: Colonial Context, the Centrality of Texts, and the Authority of European Scholarship; Theravada Buddhism and the Pali Canon; The Rhys Davids and the Pali Text Society; Joining the Pali Text Society; Assuming Leadership of the Pali Text Society; Participation in Buddhist Groups ; Was Horner a Buddhist or just an Advocate of Buddhist Views?Conclusion; Chapter 8 Takyu: A Young Buddhist Nun at a Ch'an Temple in the English Midlands; Introduction; Life History; The Monastery; The Ordination; Monastic Temple Religious Practices; Forms of Pragmatic Buddhism; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Refuge and Reconnection: One Lao Woman's Story; Introduction; Refuge and Reconnection; Conclusion; Chapter 10 Conversion, Devotion, and (Trans-)Mission: Understanding Ole Nydahl; Introduction; Early Life: Conversion, Training, and Mission; First Charismatic Phase: Foundations (1972-1982) ; Second Charismatic Phase: Transition (1982-1992)"Twenty Years on the Road": The Making of a Lama; Third Charismatic Phase:The Global Schism and Diamond Way Expansion (1992-2007); Conclusion: Observations on a Late-Charismatic Movement in Transition; Chapter 11 Noah Levine: Punk Rocker and Buddhist Meditation Teacher; The Religious Biography of Noah Levine; Early Life: Drugs, Alcohol, Jail, and Punk Rock Music; Turning Point: Becoming a "Spiritual Person"; Committing to Buddhism; Mixing Punk with Buddhism: The Teaching Style of Noah Levine ; Noah Levine's Life Story and Its Relation to the Buddhist Tradition
• Sommario/riassunto: "Understanding Buddhism provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Portrays the foundational principles of Buddhist belief through the lives of believers, illustrating how the religion is put into practice in everyday life. Takes as its foundation the inherent diversity within Buddhist society, rather than focusing on the spiritual and philosophical elite within Buddhism. Its compelling biographical genre reveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions, and rewards of living in a Buddhist society. Case studies have been carefully chosen to cover a range of Asian and modern Western Buddhists. The text convey a full sample of possible Buddhist orientations in contemporary and historical contexts"--; "Understanding Buddhism redresses this imbalance by exploring a fascinating series of life histories of individuals whose lives are far more representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhists
• ISBN: 1-118-32206-1; 0-470-65817-7; 1-118-32208-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453428603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Lived Religions