Visions Of Mahayana Buddhism
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Visions Of Mahayana Buddhism
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Author : Nagapriya
language : en
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Release Date : 2014-05-13
Visions Of Mahayana Buddhism written by Nagapriya and has been published by Windhorse Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-13 with Religion categories.
In a unique overview of this inspiring tradition, Nagapriya introduces its themes and spectrum of practices, literature and movements. Charting the evolution and expression of the Mahayana as a whole, he tracks its movement across South and East Asia, uncovering its history, culture and doctrines and blending this extensive knowledge with a strong element of lived practice. Ideal for both teaching and personal use, this far-reaching guide provides a solid foundation for any study in Buddhism and a valuable voice on Asian history.
Empty Vision
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Author : David McMahan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-19
Empty Vision written by David McMahan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with Religion categories.
Visual metaphors in a number of Mahayana sutras construct a discourse in which visual perception serves as a model for knowledge and enlightenment. In the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) and other Mahayana literature, immediate access to reality is symbolized by vision and set in opposition to language and conceptual thinking, which are construed as obscuring reality. In addition to its philosophical manifestations, the tension between vision and language also functioned as a strategy of legitimation in the struggle of the early heterodox Mahayana movement for authority and legitimacy. This emphasis on vision also served as a resource for the abundant mythical imagery in Mahayana sutras, imagery that is ritualized in Vajrayana visualization practices. McMahan brings a wide range of literature to bear on this issue, Including a rare analysis of the lavish imagery of the Gandavyuha Sutra in its Indian context. He concludes with a discussion of Indian approaches to visuality in the light of some recent discussions of "ocularcentrism" in the west, inviting scholars to expand the current discussion of vision and its roles in constructing epistemic systems and cultural practices beyond its exclusively European and American focus.
Empty Vision
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Author : David L. McMahan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Empty Vision written by David L. McMahan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
The Vision Of The Buddha
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Author : Tom Lowenstein
language : en
Publisher: Thorsons Publishers
Release Date : 2002
The Vision Of The Buddha written by Tom Lowenstein and has been published by Thorsons Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Buddha (The concept) categories.
This book is a vivid, richly illustrated guide to the history and legends of Buddhism, and to the main themes and beliefs in the Buddhist spiritual tradition, both today and in the past.
Wisdom Beyond Words
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Author : S. Sangharakshita
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 2006
Wisdom Beyond Words written by S. Sangharakshita 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 2006 with Buddhism categories.
It is all very well to expect Buddhism to be meaningful to where we are here and now but where is here and when is now.?Ever since the Buddha`s lifetime people have been trying to express the ultimate meaning of Buddhism in a form that makes complete rational sense.They are unique, extraordinary teachings, addressing the practical, everyday concerns of Buddhists, but in a way that can leave the rational mind spinning.
Visions Of Unity
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Author : Yaroslav Komarovski
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Visions Of Unity written by Yaroslav Komarovski 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.
This landmark book discusses the thought of Tibetan Buddhist thinker Shakya Chokden (1428–1507) on the two major systems of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Influential and controversial in his own day, Shakya Chokden's thought fell out of favor over time and his writings were eventually repressed, becoming available again only in the 1970s. Yet, his startling interpretations of the core areas of Buddhist thought remain valuable and well worth consideration today. Yaroslav Komarovski has used the twenty-four volumes of Shakya Chokden's collected work to provide a systematic presentation of a central aspect of his thought: a reconciliation of Yogācāra and Madhyamaka. Providing a detailed analysis of the two systems' mutual refutations of each other, Shakya Chokden argues for their fundamental compatibility and shared vision. In analyzing Shakya Chokden's ideas, Komarovski explores some of the most important issues of both traditional and modern Buddhist scholarship, including contested approaches to the nature of reality, the relationship between philosophy and contemplative practice, inter- and intrasectarian Buddhist polemics, and the nature of consciousness and mental processes.
Visions Of Awakening Space And Time
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Author : Taigen Dan Leighton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-12-31
Visions Of Awakening Space And Time written by Taigen Dan Leighton 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 2008-12-31 with Religion categories.
As a religion concerned with universal liberation, Zen grew out of a Buddhist worldview very different from the currently prevalent scientific materialism. Indeed, says Taigen Dan Leighton, Zen cannot be fully understood outside of a worldview that sees reality itself as a vital, dynamic agent of awareness and healing. In this book, Leighton explicates that worldview through the writings of the Zen master Eihei D?gen (1200-1253), considered the founder of the Japanese S?t? Zen tradition, which currently enjoys increasing popularity in the West. The Lotus Sutra, arguably the most important Buddhist scripture in East Asia, contains a famous story about bodhisattvas (enlightening beings) who emerge from under the earth to preserve and expound the Lotus teaching in the distant future. The story reveals that the Buddha only appears to pass away, but actually has been practicing, and will continue to do so, over an inconceivably long life span. Leighton traces commentaries on the Lotus Sutra from a range of key East Asian Buddhist thinkers, including Daosheng, Zhiyi, Zhanran, Saigyo, My?e, Nichiren, Hakuin, and Ry?kan. But his main focus is Eihei D?gen, the 13th century Japanese S?t? Zen founder who imported Zen from China, and whose profuse, provocative, and poetic writings are important to the modern expansion of Buddhism to the West. D?gen's use of this sutra expresses the critical role of Mahayana vision and imagination as the context of Zen teaching, and his interpretations of this story furthermore reveal his dynamic worldview of the earth, space, and time themselves as vital agents of spiritual awakening. Leighton argues that D?gen uses the images and metaphors in this story to express his own religious worldview, in which earth, space, and time are lively agents in the bodhisattva project. Broader awareness of D?gen's worldview and its implications, says Leighton, can illuminate the possibilities for contemporary approaches to primary Mahayana concepts and practices.
The Splendid Vision
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Author : Richard S. Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012
The Splendid Vision written by Richard S. Cohen 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 2012 with Religion categories.
This is an English translation of the Splendid Vision sutra, a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture.
The Vision Of The Buddha
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Author : Tom Lowenstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Vision Of The Buddha written by Tom Lowenstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Buddhism categories.
Seeing Like A Buddha
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Author : Dh Nagapriya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-30
Seeing Like A Buddha written by Dh Nagapriya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-30 with categories.
A clear and straightforward introduction to the Four Noble Truths, one of the core teachings of Buddhism. The tone of the book is gentle and good-natured so that readers are sure to feel as though they are reading a personal letter from a friend. Drawing upon material from a good many canonical Buddhist texts, Nagapriya illuminates it by drawing on quotations from modern poets, philosophers and psychologists whose insights were similar to the Buddha's but whose idiom is more familiar to a contemporary audience than the often stilted language of translations of texts written millennia ago.