Buddhism
The Wisdom of Buddha, Hinduism and Buddhism, and Buddhist Texts Through the Ages
Published on 17. July 2018
1020 pages
978-1-5040-5487-4 (ISBN)
Description
This curated collection of primary texts and secondary scholarship offers an engaging and comprehensive view of Buddhism and its founder.
The Wisdom of Buddha: Drawn from the sacred books of Buddhism, this collection reveals the core insights and beliefs of the world's fourth-largest religion. It covers the birth and death of the Buddha, as well as the major tenets of Buddhism, including karma and the middle doctrine.
Hinduism and Buddhism: A highly original discussion of the origins and tenets of the great Eastern religions by a Sri Lankan theorist who introduced ancient Indian art to the West.
Buddhist Texts Through the Ages: A comprehensive collection of Buddhist texts and scriptures translated from the original Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese. This edition also includes a glossary of English and foreign terms.
The Wisdom of Buddha: Drawn from the sacred books of Buddhism, this collection reveals the core insights and beliefs of the world's fourth-largest religion. It covers the birth and death of the Buddha, as well as the major tenets of Buddhism, including karma and the middle doctrine.
Hinduism and Buddhism: A highly original discussion of the origins and tenets of the great Eastern religions by a Sri Lankan theorist who introduced ancient Indian art to the West.
Buddhist Texts Through the Ages: A comprehensive collection of Buddhist texts and scriptures translated from the original Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese. This edition also includes a glossary of English and foreign terms.
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Persons
Eberhart (Edward) Julius Dietrich Conze (1904 - September 24, 1979) was an English scholar and translator who was famous for his translations of Buddhist texts, and particularly his 1951 book
Buddhism. It is significant that as a scholar of Buddhism he also tried to practice it, especially meditation. He taught at the University of London and the University of Oxford. He lived in Oxford, England until his death in 1979.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- The Wisdom of Buddha
- Title Page
- Preface
- The Birth of the Buddha
- The Attainment of Buddhaship
- First Events After the Attainment
- The Buddha's Daily Habits
- The Death of the Buddha
- Buddhist Writings
- There is no Ego
- The Middle Doctrine
- Karma
- Fruitful and Barren Karma
- Good and Bad Karma
- Rebirth is not Transmigration
- Death's Messengers
- The Devoted Wife
- The Hare-Mark in the Moon
- The Way of Purity
- Concentration
- The Conversion of Animals
- Love For Animals
- Hinduism and Buddhism
- Title Page
- HINDUISM
- INTRODUCTION
- THE MYTH
- THEOLOGY AND AUTOLOGY
- THE WAY OF WORKS
- THE SOCIAL ORDER
- NOTES TO HINDUISM
- BUDDHISM
- INTRODUCTION
- THE MYTH
- THE DOCTRINE
- NOTES TO BUDDHISM
- Buddhist Texts Through the Ages
- Title Page
- Introduction
- First Part - THE TEACHING OF THE ELDERS
- THE SAMGHA
- THE ORDER OF MONKS AND NUNS
- SKILL IN MEANS
- ARAHANTS
- THE BUDDHIST APOCALYPSE
- THE DHAMMA
- THE FIVE FACULTIES COLLECTIVELY
- THE FIVE FACULTIES SEPARATELY
- CONDITIONED GENESIS COLLECTIVELY
- CONDITIONED GENESIS SEPARATELY
- THE OBJECT OF WISDOM
- THE BUDDHA AND TATHAGATA
- Second Part - THE MAHAYANA
- BASIC NOTIONS
- CRITICISM OF THE HINAYANA POSITION
- THE BODHISATTVA
- THE SIX PERFECTIONS
- THE BUDDHA
- THE NEW WISDOM SCHOOL
- THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM
- RAHULABHADRA
- THE ELUSIVENESS OF PERFECT WISDOM
- THE DOCTRINE OF PERFECT WISDOM
- EMPTINESS
- THE GERM OF BUDDHAHOOD IN ALL BEINGS
- THE BUDDHISM OF FAITH
- THE FIVE CARDINAL VIRTUES AND THE DEFINITION OF FAITH
- THE ACTS AND REWARDS OF DEVOTION
- THE OBJECTS OF DEVOTION
- THE PURE LAND
- YOGACARINS
- MIND-ONLY
- TWOFOLD EGOLESSNESS AND EMPTINESS
- THE IRREALITY OF THE WORLD
- THE BUDDHA AS THE BASIS OF ALL
- Third Part - THE TANTRAS
- THE TANTRAS
- THE CLEANSING OF THOUGHT
- SUPREME ENLIGHTENMENT
- SARAHA'S TREASURY OF SONGS
- THE ATTAINMENT OF THE REALIZATION OF WISDOM AND MEANS
- THE FIVEFOLD MANIFESTATION
- AN EVOCATION OF PRAJÑPRAMIT
- THE MANDALA CONCEIVED WITHIN
- THE STORY OF TANTI
- MILA REPA AND THE NOVICES
- Fourth Part - TEXTS FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
- Introduction
- TEXTS ORIGINATING IN INDIA
- 195. The Parable of Me and Mine
- 196. On the curing of illness contracted during Dhyna practice
- 197. Meditation upon the Element Water
- 198. Judging the Character of a Dhyna Pupil
- 199. The Bracelets
- 200. All Words are True
- 201. Buddha's Doctrine
- 202. The Negation of Dhyana
- 203. On Reading the Dhyana Sutra Poem by Po Chü-i
- 204. Nationality
- 205. The Intermediate State
- 206. Devas re-people the Earth
- 207. Buddha's Pity
- TEXTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND JAPAN
- 208. A Hinayana Sect in Early China
- 209. The Truly So
- 210. From the Lives of the Nuns
- 211. On Trust in the Heart
- 212. From the Conversations of Shen-hui (8th century A.D.)
- 213. A Nice Mountain
- 214. Rain-making
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- SOURCES
- GLOSSARY
- Notes
- About the Authors
- Copyright Page
