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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations of the Pāli Texts -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Universal Nature of Particular Nature -- Single System of Thought -- Sufficiency Theory -- Buddhistic Versus Buddhological -- Outline of Chapters -- Chapter 2 Learning the Dhamma -- Introduction -- Teaching and Learning -- Developing Right View -- Learning the Dhamma Correctly -- Learning Progressively and Honestly -- Advantages of Learning -- Right Thinking -- Wise Attention -- Understanding and Experiencing -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Middle Theory -- Introduction -- Eternalism and Annihilationism -- Brāhmaṇism and Śramaṇism -- The Buddha's Response to Ideologies -- Seeing a Thing -- Characteristics of Dependent Co-Arising -- Law of Nature -- Twelve-Factored Formulation -- Configured Things and Configurations -- Condition for Ignorance -- Mahānidāna Formulation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Ignorance of Ignorance -- Introduction -- Trust in the Teaching -- Ignorance as Non-Knowledge -- Knowledge of Ignorance -- Ignorance of Ignorance -- First Origin of Ignorance -- Recognizing Ignorance as Ignorance -- Significance of Trust -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Subjective Configurations -- Introduction -- Objective and Subjective Configurations -- Intentions -- Significance, Intention, and Action -- Configurations of Body, Speech, and Mind -- Configurations and the Configured -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Sensory Experience -- Introduction -- Exploring Present Experience -- Being Conscious of Something -- Experiencing Five Clinging-Aggregates -- Name as Appearance -- Body of Matter -- Body of Name -- Name-and-Matter -- Reciprocal Simultaneity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Not-Self -- Introduction -- Self and Not-Self -- Consciousness as "My Self" -- Not-Self and Rationalistic Negation of Self -- Belief in Self and Conceit "I Am" -- Person and Person-View.
Conceit "I Am" and Considerations of "My Self" -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Craving for Sensuality -- Introduction -- What Is Sensuality? -- Can Sensuality Be Examined? -- Gratification and Danger -- Craving and Clinging -- Craving and Belief in Self -- Craving for Craving -- Desire, Passion, Delight, and Craving -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 Craving for Self-Continuity -- Introduction -- Self-Continuity -- Two Cravings -- Two Views -- Middle Doctrine -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Reckoned Suffering -- Introduction -- Twofold Suffering -- Perception of Impermanence -- Perception of Suffering -- Four Noble Truths -- Perception of Not-Self -- Five Clinging-Aggregates -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Three Sufferings -- Introduction -- Three Characteristics Versus Three Sufferings -- Change Viewed as Ageing -- Weakening Faculties and Growing Desires -- Does Arahat Age? -- Sufferings of Birth and Death -- Arahat's Experience -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 The Birth-Cycle -- Introduction -- Rebirth of a Parasite -- Answering an Invalid Question -- Role of Consciousness -- Birth-Cycle -- Volitional Actions -- Verifying Rebirth -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13 The Ultimate Goal -- Introduction -- Nibbāna as Arahat's Experience -- Destroying Ignorance -- Not-Configured -- Freedom from Mental Surges -- Truth, End, and Far Shore -- Not-Ageing, Not-Dying, and Stable -- Freedom from "I" and Subjective Elaborations -- Destruction of Passion, Hatred, and Delusion -- Peace and Ease -- Quenching -- Conclusion -- Chapter 14 The Gradual Path -- Introduction -- Threefold Training and Precedence of Right View -- Role of Virtuous Conduct -- Gradual Path -- Meditation Theory -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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The Buddha's teaching : a Buddhistic analysis / / G. A. Somaratne
