
Buddhism
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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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- 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
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