Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice, Minoru Kiyota
Автор: Williams, Paul Название: Mahayana buddhism ISBN: 0415356539 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415356534 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6476.00 р. 7195.00-10% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Offers an introduction to the field of Mahayana Buddhism. This book focuses on the religion`s diversity and richness. It includes material on China and Japan, with reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further, a bibliography, and footnotes and cross-referencing. It is suitable for those studying this tradition.
Описание: Buddhism is one of the worlds oldest and largest religions having about 490 million followers. Mahayana Buddhists represent approximately two-thirds of the total Buddhist population. A large portion of Mahayanists resides in East Asia. They cannot be said to follow an undivided doctrine and have a unified religious lifestyle. Mahayana Buddhism, rather, consists of a multitude of ideas and practices with its followers holding various behaviors and attitudes. This book explores the lives and teachings of Mahayana Buddhists, who reside in Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Myanmar, as well as in the ancient Gandhara region (todays north Pakistan and east Afghanistan). The time frame covered is from the beginning of the Mahayana movement in the Ancient Gandhara region in the first several centuries of the Common Era to the present-day lifestyle and practices of the Mahayanists as they respond to 2020s COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the historical and doctrinal views of Mahayana Buddhism, the book features thematic chapters on topics, such as pandemic responses, Mahayana scriptures and sculptures, modern Mahayana teachings, charity, suicide, and ethnicity. The book also considers such social constructs as family and community and modern Buddhist movements in reshaping the traditional structures and cosmological beliefs of Chinese Mahayanists. In sum, this book is a unique effort to define the nature of Mahayana Buddhist life in the past and in the present as well as its teaching in Asia. It does so from various multidisciplinary perspectives.
Автор: Osto Название: Power, Wealth and Women in Indian Mahayana Buddhism ISBN: 0415500087 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415500081 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book examines the concepts of power, wealth and women in the important Mahayana Buddhist scripture known as the Gandavyuha-sutra, and relates these to the text's social context in ancient Indian during the Buddhist Middle Period (0-500 CE).
Employing contemporary textual theory, worldview analysis and structural narrative theory, the author puts forward a new approach to the study of Mahayana Buddhist sources, the 'systems approach', by which literature is viewed as embedded in a social system. Consequently, he analyses the Gandavyuha in the contexts of reality, society and the individual, and applies these notions to the key themes of power, wealth and women. The study reveals that the spiritual hierarchy represented within the Gandavyuha replicates the political hierarchies in India during Buddhism's Middle Period, that the role of wealth mirrors its significance as a sign of spiritual status in Indian Buddhist society, and that the substantial number of female spiritual guides in the narrative reflects the importance of royal women patrons of Indian Buddhism at the time.
This book will appeal to higher-level undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars of religious studies, Buddhist studies, Asian studies, South Asian studies and Indology.
Автор: Saunders Kenneth Название: Lotuses of the Mahayana ISBN: 1258991357 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258991357 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4037.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: THURMAN, ROBERT Название: HOLY TEACHING OF VIMALAKIRTI: MAHAYANA SCRIPTURE ISBN: 0271006013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780271006017 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 4644.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book presents the major teachings of Mahāyāna Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humorous form. For two millennia this Sūtra, called the "jewel of the Mahāyāna Sūtras," has enjoyed immense popularity among Mahāyāna Buddhists in India, central and southeast Asia, Japan, and especially China, where its incidents were the basis for a style in art and literature prevalent during several centuries.
Robert Thurman's translation makes available in relatively nontechnical English the Tibetan version of this key Buddhist scripture, previously known to the English-speaking world only through translations from Chinese texts. The Tibetan version is generally conceded to be more faithful to the original Sanskrit than are the Chinese texts. The Tibetan version also is clearer, richer, and more precise in its philosophical and psychological expression. The twelve books of the Sūtra are accompanied by an introduction and an epilogue by Dr. Thurman and by three glossaries: Sanskrit terms, numerical categories, and technical terms.
Автор: Pye, Michael Название: Skilful Means: A Concept Of Mahayana Buddhism ISBN: 0415314275 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415314275 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8726.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Skilful means` is the key principle of Mahayana, one of the great Buddhist traditions. I illuminates a core working philosophy essential for any complete understanding of Buddhism.
Автор: Suzuki Daisetz Teitaro Название: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism (1908) ISBN: 1169973213 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781169973213 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 7715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: McMahan argues that the symbolic role of sight in Mahayana Literature shapes the traditions epistemic paradigm and concepts of enlightenment, as well as its visionary literature, symbolic imagery and visualization practises.
Описание: This book comprehensively discusses the topics in Buddhism that are crucial for promoting lay people`s welfare-from mundane bliss in this life, i.e., wealth and good interpersonal relationships, to prosperity in the future, i.e., a good rebirth and less time spent in Samsara.
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