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Spreading Indra S Net
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Author : D. T. Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2025-08-26
Spreading Indra S Net written by D. T. Suzuki and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-08-26 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
D. T. Suzuki’s 1950s lectures at Columbia University were foundational for the postwar Zen boom. Speaking softly in a bookcase-lined room, Suzuki, then in his eighties, introduced East Asian Buddhism to a rapt audience of the general public, scholars, and students. He offered a distinctive interpretation of Zen, weaving together his understanding of classical Buddhist texts, especially the Flower Garland Sutra, with Christian mysticism, psychology, and twentieth-century European and American philosophy. The freewheeling lectures captivated listeners drawn from the New York intelligentsia and art world—including Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Arthur Danto, Sari Dienes, Erich Fromm, Phillip Guston, Ibram Lassaw, and Dorothy Norman—and catalyzed public interest in Buddhism. Spreading Indra’s Net presents Suzuki’s 1952–1953 lectures in full, giving a vivid look at how one of the most important global Buddhist figures of the twentieth century interpreted Zen for an American audience. Drawing on archival research in Japan and the United States, editor Richard M. Jaffe provides an extensive introduction that traces Suzuki’s path to Columbia, analyzes the content of the lectures, and surveys their reception. Among the most accessible works of a major figure and a record of a crucial moment in New York history, this book displays Suzuki’s gifts as a teacher, scholar, writer, and thinker.
From Indra S Net To Internet
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Author : Daniel Veidlinger
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Buddhism
Release Date : 2021-07
From Indra S Net To Internet written by Daniel Veidlinger and has been published by Contemporary Buddhism this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07 with History categories.
In this sweeping and ambitious intellectual history, Daniel Veidlinger traces the affinity between Buddhist ideas and communications media back to the efflorescence of Buddhism in the Axial Age of the mid-first millennium BCE. He uses both communications theory and the idea of convergent evolution to show how Buddhism arose in the largely urban milieu of Axial Age northeastern India and spread rapidly along the transportation and trading nodes of the Silk Road, where it appealed to merchants and traders from a variety of backgrounds. Throughout, he compares early phases of Buddhism with contemporary developments in which rapid changes in patterns of social interaction were also experienced and brought about by large-scale urbanization and growth in communication and transportation. In both cases, such changes supported the expansive consciousness needed to allow Buddhism to germinate. Veidlinger argues that Buddhist ideas tend to fare well in certain media environments; through a careful analysis of communications used in these contexts, he finds persuasive parallels with modern advances in communications technology that amplify the conditions and effects found along ancient trade routes. From Indra's Net to Internet incorporates historical research as well as data collected using computer-based analysis of user-generated web content to demonstrate that robust communication networks, which allow for relatively easy contact among a variety of people, support a de-centered understanding of the self, greater compassion for others, an appreciation of interdependence, a universal outlook, and a reduction in emphasis on the efficacy of ritual--all of which lie at the heart of the Buddha's teachings. The book's interdisciplinary approach should appeal to those interested in not only Buddhism, media studies and history, but also computer science, cognitive science, and cultural evolution.
From Indra S Net To Internet
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Author : Daniel Veidlinger
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2018-08-31
From Indra S Net To Internet written by Daniel Veidlinger 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 2018-08-31 with Religion categories.
In this sweeping and ambitious intellectual history, Daniel Veidlinger traces the affinity between Buddhist ideas and communications media back to the efflorescence of Buddhism in the Axial Age of the mid-first millennium BCE. He uses both communications theory and the idea of convergent evolution to show how Buddhism arose in the largely urban milieu of Axial Age northeastern India and spread rapidly along the transportation and trading nodes of the Silk Road, where it appealed to merchants and traders from a variety of backgrounds. Throughout, he compares early phases of Buddhism with contemporary developments in which rapid changes in patterns of social interaction were also experienced and brought about by large-scale urbanization and growth in communication and transportation. In both cases, such changes supported the expansive consciousness needed to allow Buddhism to germinate. Veidlinger argues that Buddhist ideas tend to fare well in certain media environments; through a careful analysis of communications used in these contexts, he finds persuasive parallels with modern advances in communications technology that amplify the conditions and effects found along ancient trade routes. From Indra’s Net to Internet incorporates historical research as well as data collected using computer-based analysis of user-generated web content to demonstrate that robust communication networks, which allow for relatively easy contact among a variety of people, support a de-centered understanding of the self, greater compassion for others, an appreciation of interdependence, a universal outlook, and a reduction in emphasis on the efficacy of ritual—all of which lie at the heart of the Buddha’s teachings. The book’s interdisciplinary approach should appeal to those interested in not only Buddhism, media studies and history, but also computer science, cognitive science, and cultural evolution.
Indra S Net
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Author : Rajiv Malhotra
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-01-23
Indra S Net written by Rajiv Malhotra and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-23 with Religion categories.
Originating in the Atharva Veda, the concept of Indra's Net is a powerful metaphor for interconnectedness. It was transmitted via Buddhism's Avatamsaka Sutra into Western thought, where it now resides at the heart of post-modern discourse. According to this metaphor, nothing ultimately exists separately by itself and all boundaries can be deconstructed. This book invokes Indra's Net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of Hinduism. Seen from this perspective, Hinduism defies pigeonholing into the traditional, modern and post-modern categories by which the West defines itself; rather, it becomes evident that Hinduism has always spanned all three categories simultaneously and without contradiction.It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the British period, and that the contours of contemporary Hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. Such arguments routinely target Swami Vivekananda, a key interlocutor who shattered many deeply rooted prejudices against Indian civilization. They accuse him of having camouflaged various alleged 'contradictions' within traditional Hinduism, and charge him with having appropriated the principles of Western religion to 'manufacture' a coherent and unified worldview and set of practices known today as Hinduism.Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity provides a foundation for theories that slander contemporary Hinduism as illegitimate, ascribing sinister motives to its existence, and characterizing its fabric as oppressive. Rajiv Malhotra offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views, and articulates the multidimensional, holographic understanding of reality that grounds Hindu dharma. He also argues that Vivekananda's creative interpretations of Hindu dharma informed and influenced many Western intellectual movements of the post-modern era. Indeed, as he cites with many insightful examples, appropriations from Hinduism have provided a foundation for cutting-edge discoveries in several fields, including cognitive science and neuroscience.
The Healing Heart For Communities
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Author : Allison Cox
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-01
The Healing Heart For Communities written by Allison Cox and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The only book of its kind that demonstrates the power of storytelling to heal.
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha
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Author : Wendy Garling
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2021-03-23
The Woman Who Raised The Buddha written by Wendy Garling and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with Religion categories.
Nautilus Book Award Winner The first full biography of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the woman who raised the Buddha--examining her life through stories and canonical records. Mahaprajapati was the only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. While there is a lot of ambiguity overall in the Buddha's biography, this detail remains consistent across all Buddhist traditions and literature. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, The Woman Who Raised the Buddha presents her life story, with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Drawing from story fragments and canonical records, Wendy Garling reveals just how exceptional Mahaprajapati's role was as leader of the first generation of Buddhist women, helping the Buddha establish an equal community of lay and monastic women and men. Mother to the Buddha, mother to early Buddhist women, mother to the Buddhist faith, Mahaprajapati's journey is finally presented as one interwoven with the founding of Buddhism.
This Worldly Nibb Na
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Author : Hsiao-Lan Hu
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
This Worldly Nibb Na written by Hsiao-Lan Hu and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Religion categories.
Offering a feminist analysis of foundational Buddhist texts, along with a Buddhist approach to social issues in a globalized world, Hsiao-Lan Hu revitalizes Buddhist social ethics for contemporary times. Hu's feminist exegesis references the Nikāya-s from the "Discourse Basket" of the Pāli Canon. These texts, among the earliest in the Buddhist canon, are considered to contain the sayings of the Buddha and his disciples and are recognized by all Buddhist schools. At the heart of the ethics that emerges is the Buddhist notion of interdependent co-arising, which addresses the sexism, classism, and frequent overemphasis on individual liberation, as opposed to communal well-being, for which Buddhism has been criticized. Hu notes the Buddha's challenge to social hierarchies during his life and compares the notion of "non-Self" to the poststructuralist feminist rejection of the autonomous subject, maintaining that neither dissolves moral responsibility or agency. Notions of kamma, nibbāna, and dukkha (suffering) are discussed within the communal context offered by insights from interdependent co-arising and the Noble Eightfold Path. This work uniquely bridges the worlds of Buddhism, feminism, social ethics, and activism and will be of interest to scholars, students, and readers in all of these areas.
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
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Author : Geoffrey C. Goble
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism written by Geoffrey C. Goble and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Religion categories.
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct and institutionalized Buddhist school in eighth-century China by “the Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan”: Śubhākarasiṃha, Vajrabodhi, and Amoghavajra. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account of the tradition’s emergence that sheds new light on the structures and traditions that shaped its institutionalization. Goble focuses on Amoghavajra (704–774), contending that he was the central figure in Esoteric Buddhism’s rapid rise in Tang dynasty China, and the other two “patriarchs” are known primarily through Amoghavajra’s teachings and writings. He presents the scriptural, mythological, and practical aspects of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism in the eighth century and places them in the historical contexts within which Amoghavajra operated. By telling the story of Amoghavajra’s rise to prominence and of Esoteric Buddhism’s corresponding institutionalization in China, Goble makes the case that the evolution of this tradition was predicated on Indic scriptures and practical norms rather than being the product of conscious adaptation to a Chinese cultural environment. He demonstrates that Esoteric Buddhism was employed by Chinese rulers to defeat military and political rivals. Based on close readings of a broad range of textual sources previously untapped by English-language scholarship, this book overturns many assumptions about the origins of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.
Gaia Luminous
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Author : Kiara Windrider
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2023-08-19
Gaia Luminous written by Kiara Windrider and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-19 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
his is the most comprehensive book on planetary shift I have ever read. The physical realities, cosmic perspectives, and dynamics involved, are all addressed. Rapid climate changes, galactic and solar cycles, volcanism, ice ages, and magnetic reversals are touched upon in a rich and concise way. Gaia Luminous goes to the very heights and depths of what this great change is all about. ~ Barry Martin Snyder, Birthing the Luminous Self This remarkable book showcases Kiara’s extraordinary ability to integrate, summarize and structure a vast range of topics from deeply spiritual teachings to the latest discoveries in science. Kiara brilliantly and eloquently connects the dots, and presents clear and practical solutions for these complex and precarious times. ~ Yves Nager, Find your Life Purpose For those who are consciously aware of the challenging implications of these times, and seek both cosmic perspectives and spiritual guidance, Gaia Luminous is an invaluable resource of scholarly and balanced investigation, combined with profound personal experience. ~ Simon Peter Fuller, Rising out of Chaos Kiara Windrider serves up a full course of scientific inquiry, evolutionary thinking and sacred insights from a wide variety of traditions. This thrilling read feeds our sense of the possible and activates our commitment to a bold new vision for humanity. ~ James O'Dea, The Conscious Activist
The Sea And The Sacred In Japan
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Author : Fabio Rambelli
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-12
The Sea And The Sacred In Japan written by Fabio Rambelli and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-12 with History categories.
The Sea and the Sacred in Japan is the first book to focus on the role of the sea in Japanese religions. While many leading Shinto deities tend to be understood today as unrelated to the sea, and mountains are considered the privileged sites of sacredness, this book provides new ways to understand Japanese religious culture and history. Scholars from North America, Japan and Europe explore the sea and the sacred in relation to history, culture, politics, geography, worldviews and cosmology, space and borders, and ritual practices and doctrines. Examples include Japanese indigenous conceptualizations of the sea from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; ancient sea myths and rituals; sea deities and sea cults; the role of the sea in Buddhist cosmology; and the international dimension of Japanese Buddhism and its maritime imaginary.