Cetana And The Dynamics Of Volition In Theravada Buddhism
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Cetana And The Dynamics Of Volition In Theravada Buddhism
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Author : Nalini Devdas
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Cetana And The Dynamics Of Volition In Theravada Buddhism written by Nalini Devdas and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
What do the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism have to say about the most basic psychological processes through which alternatives are assessed, purposes are developed, and goal-oriented acts are initiated? How can Theravada make volitional endeavour central to Buddhist practice, while denying the existence of a self who wills? How can the text emphasize ethical striving, and yet uphold the principle that all physical and mental acts arise through causes and conditions? This book adds another perspective to Theravada scholarship by exploring various subtle Pali terms that seek to display the nuances of human motivation. Cetana is shown to be the purposive impetus that links ethically good and bad attitudes of mind with corresponding acts of body, speech, and mind. The argument is made that Theravada does not posit a controlling will, but seek to establish the possibility of changing attitudes, purposes, and acts through holistic methods of training. Theravada maintains that changes in attitude are possible because the mind has the capacity to observe its own processes of conditioning, and is able to greatly diversify its responses to its own concepts and to factors in its environment.
Religious Giving And The Invention Of Karma In Theravada Buddhism
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Author : James Egge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
Religious Giving And The Invention Of Karma In Theravada Buddhism written by James Egge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Social Science categories.
Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.
Discipline
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Author : John Clifford Holt
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1995
Discipline written by John Clifford Holt and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Buddhism categories.
Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka is a penetrating analysis of a heretofore neglected, yet centrally important portion of the Pali Canon. In identifying the pivotal role of discipline in the bhikkhu quest for nibbana Professor Holt finds that Vinaya rules represent a practical implementation of the Budha's Dhamma. Specifically, adherence to this monastic code theoretically facilitates an overcoming of asavas, mental dispositions that foster attachment to the self and thus perpetuate the process of samsaric kammic retribution. The formulation of Buddhist monastic law, therefore, need not be seen as the result of casuistry; rather, it is the consequence of a conscious attempt on the part of the early Buddhist tradition to identify behavioral expressions that at once generate and reflect a calmed, detached and disciplined mental and spiritual state. The author has also examined the significance of the principal rituals of Buddhist monasticism as they are prescribed within the Vinaya text. He interprets these rites as cultic celebrations of discipline which, in turn, legitimate the Sangha's claim to be the embodiment and reservoir of the Buddha's teachings. The claim supported the Sangha's role of occupying a mediating position between the spiritual needs of the laity and the authority and the spiritual exemplar of Buddhism, the Buddha. In short, Discipline, written from the perspective of the history of religious approach, contributed significantly to the increased understanding of the dynamics of the Buddhist religion in its formulative stages.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Xix
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Author : Various Authors
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Xix written by Various Authors and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Religion categories.
This book contains fourteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 281: Colonel Olcott—B. P. Kirthisinghe & M. P. Amarasuriya 282–84: Going for Refuge & Taking the Precepts—Bhikkhu Bodhi 285–86: Buddhism and Social Action—Ken Jones 287–89: Buddhist Stories—Eugene Watson Burlingame 290–91: Buddhism in Psychotherapy—Seymour Boorstein, M.D.& Olaf G. Deatherage, Ph.D 292–93: Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha—Hellmuth Hecker 294–95: The Buddhist Layman—R. Bogoda, Susan Elbaum Jootla, and M.O’C. Walshe
Guide Through The Visuddhimagga
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Author : U Dhammaratana
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Guide Through The Visuddhimagga written by U Dhammaratana and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Religion categories.
Meditation is an essential part of the Buddhist way of life and Buddhist meditation practices cannot be explained apart from the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism. Buddhaghosa, the author of the Visuddhimagga (The Path of Purification), gave elaborate expositions of these fundamental doctrines. As such his work has served not only as a manual of meditation but also as the standard work on Theravada Buddhism as a whole. No other school of Buddhism has handed down to us a work of such importance. Therefore the Visuddhimagga occupies a unique position in the field of Buddhism in particular and the religious literature of the world in general. What is to the advantage of the scholar is sometimes to the disadvantage of the layman. While going through the elaborate explanations of a certain topic in the Visuddhimagga, one is liable to lose its thread and become confused. This book gives a clear outline of the system and its essential points so that the details can be understood without much difficulty.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume I
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2008-12-01
Collected Wheel Publications Volume I written by Various and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Religion categories.
This book contains the first fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 1: The Seven Factors of Enlightenment — Piyadassi Thera; 2: Vedanta and Buddhism — Helmuth von Glasenapp; 3: Buddhism and Science — K.N.Jayatilleke/Robert F.Spencer/Wu Shu; 4: The Greatest Adventure — David Maurice; 5: The Buddha — Piyadassi Thera; 6/7: The Four Sublime States & The Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta) — Nyanaponika Thera & Nyanamoli Thera; 8: Kalama Sutta — Soma Thera; 10: Sakka’s Quest — Sister Vajira; 11: Anatta and Nibbana — Nyanaponika Thera; 12/13: The Case for Rebirth — Francis Story; 14: Everyman’s Ethics — Narada Thera; 15: Dependent Origination — Piyadassi Thera.
Moral Struggle And Religious Ethics
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Author : David A. Clairmont
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-03-31
Moral Struggle And Religious Ethics written by David A. Clairmont and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-31 with Religion categories.
Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics offers a comparative discussion of the challenges of living a moral religious life. This is illustrated with a study of two key thinkers, Bonaventure and Buddhaghosa, who influenced the development of moral thinking in Christianity and Buddhism respectively. Provides an important and original contribution to the comparative study and practice of religious ethics Moves away from a comparison of theories by discussing the shared human problem of moral weakness Offers an fresh approach with a comparison of the understanding of the problem of moral weakness between the two key thinkers, Bonaventure and Buddhaghosa Written by a highly respected academic in the dynamic and fast-growing field of comparative religious ethics
Rethinking The Buddha
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Author : Eviatar Shulman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-23
Rethinking The Buddha written by Eviatar Shulman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-23 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Shulman traces the development of the four noble truths, which in fact originated as observations to be cultivated during meditation.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Xv
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Author : Various Authors
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2012-12-01
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Xv written by Various Authors and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with Religion categories.
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 216: The Buddhist Attitude to Other Religions by K. N. Jayatilleke; 217-220: An Analysis of the Pali Canon by Russell Webb; 221-224: Kamma and Its Fruit by Leonard A. Bullen, Nina van Gorkom,Bhikkhu Nanajivako, Nyanaponika Thera,Francis Story; 225: Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe; 226-230: A Technique of Living by Leonard A. Bullen;
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Iii
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Release Date : 2008-12-01
Collected Wheel Publications Volume Iii written by Various and has been published by Buddhist Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Religion categories.
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 31–2: The Manual of Insight — Ledi Sayadaw Mahathera; 33: Advice to Rahula: Four Discourses of the Buddha — Nyanaponika Thera; 34–5: Foundations of Buddhism & The Four Noble Truths — Francis Story (Anagarika Sugatananda); 36–7: Buddhism and the Age of Science — U Chan Htoon; 38: The Lamp of the Law — Soma Thera & Piyadassi Thera; 39–40: Purification of Character — Dr. C. B. Dharmasena; 41: Buddhism and Peace — K. N. Jayatilleke; 42–3: Early Western Buddhists — Francis Story; 44: The Contribution of Buddhism to World Culture — Soma Thera; 45–6: Escape to Reality — Ananda Pereira.