Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha
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Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha: Early Discourses, the Dhammapada, Ad Later Basic Writings

Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha: Early Discourses, the Dhammapada, Ad Later Basic Writings


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Table of Contents:
Preface General Introduction Book One: The Early Scriptures of Buddhism Part I. Some Basic Doctrines of the Buddha 1. The Sermon at Benates 2. Questions Not Tending to Edification 3. Truth Is Above Sectarian Dogmatism 4. How Buddha Met a Schism Among His Disciples 5. The Parable of the Mustard Seed 6. Universal Love and Good Will 7. Buddha's Farewell Address Part II. Treading the Path to Nirvana 1. The Way of Truth 2. Songs of the Wayfarers Part III. The Spirit of Theravada Buddhism 1. The Zenaka Story of Buddha's Birth and Early Life 2. The Fire Sermon 3. On Health of Mind 4. What Is Gained by Abandoning the World and Becoming a Monk? 5. The Duties of the Theravada Layman 6. What Is Nirvana? (Theravada View) 7. The Nirvana of the Buddha 8. Crossing the Ford 9. Is the Buddha Equally Compassionate Towards All? 10. Is Adopting the Way of the Monk a Selfish Act? Book Two: Buddhist Thought Through Later Centuries Part IV. The Mahayana Religious Ideal 1. Hymn to the Buddha of Infinite Compassion and Wisdom 2. The Bodhisattva's Vow of Universal Redemption 3. The Path of Light and Love 4. Famous Mahayana Parables 5. The Eternal Buddha of Countless Worlds 6. What Is Nirvana? (Mahayana View) Part V. Some Mahayana Philosophies 1. Nagarjuna's Analysis of Casualty and of Nirvana 2. Vasubandhu's Argument for Subjective Idealism 3. Ultimate Reality Is Absolute Mind 4. Ultimate Reality Transcends What Can Be Expressed in Words Part VI. Devotional and Institutional Buddhism in China and Japan 1. The Pure Land of Amitabha 2. The White Lotus Ode 3. Honen's Letter and Poems 4. Shinran's Songs to Amida 5. The Bodhisattva Who Saves Even from the Depths of Hell 6. Tao Sheng on Nirvana and the Buddha's Way 7. Seng Ts'an's Poem on Trust in the Heart 8. Shen Hui's Sermon on Sudden Awakening 9. A Zen "Koan" 10. The Mahayana Layman's Ideal Epilogue: Buddha's Pity Bibliography Glossary

About the Author :
E. A. Burtt (1892-1989) was an American philosopher and educator. He was the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University and is the author of several books on the philosophy of religion, including Types of Religious Philosophy and The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780451200778
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
  • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Sub Title: Early Discourses, the Dhammapada, Ad Later Basic Writings
  • ISBN-10: 0451200772
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 140 mm


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