Index To The Vinaya Pi Aka
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Buddhist Monks And Business Matters
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Author : Gregory Schopen
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2004-01-31
Buddhist Monks And Business Matters written by Gregory Schopen and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-31 with Religion categories.
This is the second in a series of collected essays by one of today’s most distinguished scholars of Indian Buddhism. (Publication of a third collection is planned in early 2005.) In these articles, all save one published in various places from 1994 through 2001, Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.
Vinaya Texts
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language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distri
Release Date : 1981
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The Book Of The Discipline Vinaya Pi Aka
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
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Unfortunate Destiny
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Author : Reiko Ohnuma
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-01
Unfortunate Destiny written by Reiko Ohnuma and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-01 with Religion categories.
Unfortunate Destiny focuses on the roles played by nonhuman animals within the imaginative thought-world of Indian Buddhism, as reflected in pre-modern South Asian Buddhist literature. These roles are multifaceted, diverse, and often contradictory: In Buddhist doctrine and cosmology, the animal rebirth is a most "unfortunate destiny" (durgati), won through negative karma and characterized by a lack of intelligence, moral agency, and spiritual potential. In stories about the Buddha's previous lives, on the other hand, we find highly anthropomorphized animals who are wise, virtuous, endowed with human speech, and often critical of the moral shortcomings of humankind. In the life-story of the Buddha, certain animal characters serve as "doubles" of the Buddha, illuminating his nature through identification, contrast or parallelism with an animal "other." Relations between human beings and animals likewise range all the way from support, friendship, and near-equality to rampant exploitation, cruelty, and abuse. Perhaps the only commonality among these various strands of thought is a persistent impulse to use animals to clarify the nature of humanity itself--whether through similarity, contrast, or counterpoint. Buddhism is a profoundly human-centered religious tradition, yet it relies upon a dexterous use of the animal other to help clarify the human self. This book seeks to make sense of this process through a wide-ranging-exploration of animal imagery, animal discourse, and specific animal characters in South Asian Buddhist texts.
Therav Da Buddhism
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Author : Richard Francis Gombrich
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1988
Therav Da Buddhism written by Richard Francis Gombrich and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
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Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India
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Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India written by Kenneth G. Zysk and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book, Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical, as well as spiritual healers, enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By a close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became a practice.
Book Of The Discipline Vinaya Pitaka
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
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A Pali Grammar For Students
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Author : Steven Collins
language : en
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Release Date : 2006-07-01
A Pali Grammar For Students written by Steven Collins and has been published by Silkworm Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, as a work of reference rather than a ‘teach yourself’ textbook. It presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. In English language works, Pali is standardly presented in the traditional terms of English grammar, derived from the classical tradition, with which many modern students are unfamiliar. This work discusses and reflects upon those categories, and has an appendix devoted to them. It also introduces the main categories of traditional Sanskrit and Pali grammar, drawing on, in particular, the medieval Pali text Saddaniti, by Aggavamsa. Each grammatical form is illustrated by examples taken from Pali texts, mostly canonical. Although some previous knowledge of Sanskrit would be helpful, the book can also be used by those without previous linguistic training. A bibliographical appendix refers to other, complementary resources.
The Book Of The Discipline Vinaya Pitaka
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
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Skilful Means
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Author : Michael Pye
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-08-02
Skilful Means written by Michael Pye and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-02 with Religion categories.
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.