The Vimalak Rti S Tra
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Coming To Terms With Chinese Buddhism
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Author : Robert H. Sharf
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2005-11-30
Coming To Terms With Chinese Buddhism written by Robert H. Sharf 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 2005-11-30 with Religion categories.
The issue of sinification—the manner and extent to which Buddhism and Chinese culture were transformed through their mutual encounter and dialogue—has dominated the study of Chinese Buddhism for much of the past century. Robert Sharf opens this important and far-reaching book by raising a host of historical and hermeneutical problems with the encounter paradigm and the master narrative on which it is based. Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism is, among other things, an extended reflection on the theoretical foundations and conceptual categories that undergird the study of medieval Chinese Buddhism. Sharf draws his argument in part from a meticulous historical, philological, and philosophical analysis of the Treasure Store Treatise (Pao-tsang lun), an eighth-century Buddho-Taoist work apocryphally attributed to the fifth-century master Seng-chao (374–414). In the process of coming to terms with this recondite text, Sharf ventures into all manner of subjects bearing on our understanding of medieval Chinese Buddhism, from the evolution of T’ang "gentry Taoism" to the pivotal role of image veneration and the problematic status of Chinese Tantra. The volume includes a complete annotated translation of the Treasure Store Treatise, accompanied by the detailed exegesis of dozens of key terms and concepts.
The Oxford Handbook Of Virtue
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Author : Nancy E. Snow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-01
The Oxford Handbook Of Virtue written by Nancy E. Snow 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 2017-12-01 with Philosophy categories.
The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have seen a renaissance in the study of virtue -- a topic that has prevailed in philosophical work since the time of Aristotle. Several major developments have conspired to mark this new age. Foremost among them, some argue, is the birth of virtue ethics, an approach to ethics that focuses on virtue in place of consequentialism (the view that normative properties depend only on consequences) or deontology (the study of what we have a moral duty to do). The emergence of new virtue theories also marks this new wave of work on virtue. Put simply, these are theories about what virtue is, and they include Kantian and utilitarian virtue theories. Concurrently, virtue ethics is being applied to other fields where it hasn't been used before, including bioethics and education. In addition to these developments, the study of virtue in epistemological theories has become increasingly widespread to the point that it has spawned a subfield known as 'virtue epistemology.' This volume therefore provides a representative overview of philosophical work on virtue. It is divided into seven parts: conceptualizations of virtue, historical and religious accounts, contemporary virtue ethics and theories of virtue, central concepts and issues, critical examinations, applied virtue ethics, and virtue epistemology. Forty-two chapters by distinguished scholars offer insights and directions for further research. In addition to philosophy, authors also deal with virtues in non-western philosophical traditions, religion, and psychological perspectives on virtue.
Korean Buddhist Nuns And Laywomen
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Author : Eun-su Cho
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-01-02
Korean Buddhist Nuns And Laywomen written by Eun-su Cho 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 2012-01-02 with Religion categories.
Uncovering hidden histories, this book focuses on Korean Buddhist nuns and laywomen from the fourth century to the present. Today, South Korea's Buddhist nuns have a thriving monastic community under their own control, and they are well known as meditation teachers and social service providers. However, little is known of the women who preceded them. Using primary sources to reveal that which has been lost, forgotten, or willfully ignored, this work reveals various figures, milieux, and activities of female adherents, clerical and lay. Contributors consider examples from the early days of Buddhism in Korea during the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla periods (first millennium CE); the Koryŏ period (982–1392), when Buddhism flourished as the state religion; the Chosŏn period (1392–1910), when Buddhism was actively suppressed by the Neo-Confucian Court; and the contemporary resurgence of female monasticism that began in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Kalachakra Tantra
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Author : Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
language : en
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Kalachakra Tantra written by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey and has been published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Religion categories.
The Kalacakra initiation has now been given in the west on a number of occasions, yet authentic teachings of this ancient tradition remain rare. Here is presented a commentary given by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, which contains explanations and advice concerning the various commitments and initial practices peculiar to the Kalacakra system within the context of Highest Yoga Tantra and Mahayana Buddhist practice in general
Stairway To Nirv Na
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Author : James B. Apple
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
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Stairway To Nirv Na written by James B. Apple and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Religion categories.
James B. Apple examines one of the formative subjects in traditional Buddhist studies, the Twenty Varieties of the Saṃgha. The Saṃgha (community) is one of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Saṃgha) universally revered by all Buddhists. While the Saṃgha is generally understood as the community of Buddhist ordained monks and nuns, along with lay adherents, the Twenty Varieties of the Saṃgha concerns an exemplary community of the twenty types of Noble Beings (ārya-pudgala) who embody the Buddha's teachings. Focusing on the interpretation of the Saṃgha given by the fourteenth-century Tibetan scholar Tsong kha pa, Apple provides a comprehensive typology and analysis of the stages through which Noble Beings pass in their progress toward enlightenment through multiple lifetimes in various cosmological realms. He explains the cosmographic formations and complex structures of Buddhist spiritual cultivation, illustrating how Tibetan and Indian Buddhists conceptualize all possible states on the path to enlightenment.
Perceiving The Divine Through The Human Body
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Author : T. Cattoi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-11-07
Perceiving The Divine Through The Human Body written by T. Cattoi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-07 with Philosophy categories.
Cattoi and McDaniel present a selection of articles on the role of the body and the spiritual senses - our transfigured channels of sensory perceptions - in the context of spiritual practice. The volume investigates this theme across a variety of different religious traditions within Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism.
Proceedings Of The Tenth Seminar Of The Iats 2003 Volume 13 Art In Tibet
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-09-20
Proceedings Of The Tenth Seminar Of The Iats 2003 Volume 13 Art In Tibet written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with History categories.
The papers in this volume discuss issues related to Tibetan art from the 7th the 20th century, dealing with relevant religious and historical sources, religious painting and iconography, medical iconography, painting materials and schools, metalwork, ritual objects, photographic records, artists.
The Buddhist Conquest Of China
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Author : Erik Zürcher
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007
The Buddhist Conquest Of China written by Erik Zürcher and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
At the repeated request of many scholars and students here is a new edition of E. Zürcher's groundbreaking The Buddhist Conquest of China. In his extensive introduction Stephen F. Teiser (D.T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies, Princeton University) explains why the book is still the standard in the field of early Chinese Buddhism.
Text As Father
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Author : Alan Cole
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2005-08-29
Text As Father written by Alan Cole and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
Alan Cole sheds new light on the origin & nature of Mahāyāna Buddhism with close readings of four well-known texts: the Lotus Sūtra, Diamond Sūtra, Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra, & Vimalakīrtinirdeśa.
The Buddhist Conquest Of China
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Author : Erik Zürcher
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-03-30
The Buddhist Conquest Of China written by Erik Zürcher and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-30 with History categories.
At the repeated request of many scholars and students here is a new edition of E. Zürcher's groundbreaking The Buddhist Conquest of China. In his extensive introduction Stephen F. Teiser (D.T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies, Princeton University) explains why the book is still the standard in the field of early Chinese Buddhism.