Four illusions : Candrakirti's advice for travelers on the Bodhisattva path / / translation and introduction by Karen C. Lang

• Autore: Candrakirti
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 240 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.3/85
• Soggetto topico: Madhyamika (Buddhism)
• Altri autori: LangKaren C <1947-> (Karen Christine)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Notes on the Translation -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Travelers on the Buddha's Path -- 2. Mortal Bodies -- 3. The Body in Pain -- 4. The Danger of Corporeal Passions -- 5. The King as the Embodiment of Egotism -- II. TRANSLATION -- 6. Rejecting the Illusion of Permanence -- 7. Rejecting the Illusion of Pleasure -- 8. Rejecting the Illusion of Purity -- 9. Rejecting the Illusion of Egotism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: Candrakīrti, who lived in India in the 7th century CE, is a major Mahayana Buddhist scholar whose works are studied in modern western universities and traditional Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. This is a translation of the first four chapters of Candrakīrti's commentary on Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas.
• Titolo autorizzato: Four illusions
• ISBN: 0-19-028793-4; 9786610482252; 1-280-48225-7; 1-4237-6319-X; 0-19-515113-5; 0-19-803442-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806975403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II