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Buddhism [[electronic resource]]
| Buddhism [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Harvey Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Buddhism -- History
Buddhism -- Introduction Buddhism Religion Philosophy & Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786613206077
1-283-20607-2 1-4411-4726-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of illustrations and tables; The contributors; Pronunciation guide; Introduction; Buddhism and its spread; The Buddha and his cultural context; Early schools of Buddhism; The contribution of Emperor Asoka; The origin and development of the Mahāyāna movement; The Vajrayāna perspective; The decline of Buddhism in India; The Buddhist world today; Southern Buddhism; Northern Buddhism; Eastern Buddhism; Challenges and opportunities for Buddhism in the modern world; Buddhism in the West; 1. The sacred writings of Buddhism; The divisions of Buddhist scriptures
The process of canonizationContents of the Buddhist canons; The Pāli Canon; Mahāyāna sūtras; Vajrayāna tantras; Commentarial literature; Popular works; Modes of transmission; Continuing revelation of scriptures; Editions and scribes; Buddhist languages; Utilization of scriptures; 2. Buddhist visions of the human predicament and its resolution Peter Harvey; The human predicament: the karma-rebirth perspective; Karma; Gender; Human, animal and other rebirth realms; Gods and holy beings; The human predicament: the unsatisfactoriness of life; The human make-up and human potential A person as a cluster of impermanent, unsatisfactory, not-Self processesThe ''brightly shining mind'' and the ''buddha-nature''; The causes of suffering and evil; The second Ennobling Truth, on the origin of suffering; Māra: the embodiment of evil and death; The ''problem of evil''; Buddhist goals; Solutions to the human predicament; 3. Portrayals of ultimate reality and of holy and divine beings Peter Harvey; The gods; Nirvāna in Theravāda Buddhism; The Buddha and arahats in Theravāda Buddhism; The Mahāyāna perspective on arahats and the Buddha; The Mahāyāna on nirvāna The Mahāyāna view of bodhisattvas and buddhasThe Mahāyāna pantheon; Buddha-images and symbols; 4. Devotional practices Peter Harvey; The refuges; Focuses and locations of devotional acts; Attitudes to images; Bowing, offerings and chanting; Protective chanting; Devotion to Avalokiteśvara; Devotion to Amitābha; Devotion to Bhaisajya-guru; Devotion to the Lotus Sūtra; Pilgrimage; Festivals; 5. Rites of passage Christopher Lamb; Buddhist rites and ceremonies; The threefold refuge; Method of taking refuge; The fourfold refuge; Monastic ordination; The pabbajjā: lower ordination The upasampadā: higher ordinationThe establishment of the order of nuns; Tantric initiation or empowerment: abhiseka; The Jar consecration; Asceticism as a route to consecration as a buddha; Popular Buddhism: accommodations for the ''stages of life''; Buddhist marriage; The ceremonies of death; Ritual suicide; Funerary rituals in Ch''an/ Zen; 6. Making moral decisions Stewart McFarlane; The structure of Buddhist ethical teaching; The importance of karma; The moral rules of the sangha; The sangha, ethics and society; Mahāyāna ethics; Vajrayāna ethics; Overview 7. Women in Buddhism Rita M. Gross |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456782203321 |
Harvey Peter
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| London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Buddhist Saints in India [[electronic resource] ] : A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations
| Buddhist Saints in India [[electronic resource] ] : A Study in Buddhist Values and Orientations |
| Autore | Ray Reginald A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (527 p.) |
| Disciplina |
294.3
294.361 |
| Soggetto topico |
Buddhism -- History
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders -- Rules Buddhist saints -- India -- Biography Buddhist saints Religious life -- Buddhism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-83427-7
0-19-802363-4 0-19-535061-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Buddhist Saints and the Two-Tiered Model of Buddhism; 2. Buddha Śāakyamuni as a Saint; 3. Saints of the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā4. Some Orthodox Saints in Buddhism; 5. Saints Criticized and Condemned; 6. Cults of Arhants; 7. The Solitary Saint, the Pratyekabuddha; 8. Bodhisattva Saints of the Forest in Mahāyāna Sutras; 9. Ascetic Traditions of Buddhist Saints; 10. The Buddhist Saints and the Stupa; 11. The Cult of Saints and Buddhist Doctrines of Absence and Presence; 12. The Buddhist Saints and the Process of Monasticization
Conclusion: Toward a Threefold Model of BuddhismBibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451072203321 |
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Ray Reginald A
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 | ||
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El buddhismo [[electronic resource] ] : Introduccion a su historia y sus ensenanzas
| El buddhismo [[electronic resource] ] : Introduccion a su historia y sus ensenanzas |
| Autore | Lopez Donald S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : Editorial Kairos, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.32 |
| Soggetto topico |
Buddhism -- History
Buddhism Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 84-7245-912-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cubierta; Portada; Créditos; Dedictoria; Sumario; Prefacio de la edición española; Agradecimientos; Guía de pronunciación; Introducción; 1. El universo; La realidad; El fin; Lecturas recomendadas; 2. El Buddha; Las Cuatro Verdades; Los últimos días del Buddha; Los cuerpos del Buddha; Hinayana y Mahayana; El bodhisattva; Otros buddhas, otros mundos; Imágenes del Buddha; La naturaleza búddhica; Lecturas recomendadas; 3. El Dharma; La palabra del Buddha; La interpretación de la palabra; ¿Cuántos vehículos hay hacia el despertar?; El poder de la palabra; Lecturas recomendadas
4. La vida monásticaLas reglas de disciplina; La ordenación; Los votos del bodhisattva; La vida en los monasterios; Las monjas; Lecturas recomendadas; 5. Las prácticas de los laicos; El San?gha y el estado; La función del libro; El karma; La peregrinación; Lecturas recomendadas; 6. El despertar; El Tantra; La Tierra Pura; El Zen; La meditación en la vacuidad; Lecturas recomendadas; Conclusión; Glosario; Bibliografía de obras consultadas; Bibliografía básica de buddhismo en español |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480551703321 |
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Lopez Donald S
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