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082			_a294.3 _bHAR
100			_aHarvey, Peter _959541
245			_aIntroduction to Buddhism : teaching, history and practices
260			_aNew Delhi _bMunshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. _c1990
300			_axxii,374p.
505			_aCONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgements xiii List of abbreviations xiv A Note on Language and Pronunciation xx Introduction 1 1. The Buddha and his Indian context 9 Background to the life of the Buddha The life of the Buddha The nature and role of the Buddha The nature and style of the Buddha's teaching 2. Early Buddhist teachings: rebirth and karma 32 Rebirth and cosmology Karma Belief in rebirth and karma 3. Early Buddhist teachings: the four holy truths 47 The First Holy Truth: suffering The Second Holy Truth: the origin of suffering The Third Holy Truth: Nibbāna The Fourth Holy Truth: the Path 4. Early developments in Buddhism 73 The early Sangha Emperor Asoka and Buddhism Devotion and symbolism in early Buddhism The Ahhidhamma The early schools and their doctrines The rise of the Mahāyāna 5. Mahāyāna philosophy 95 The Perfection of Wisdom literature and the Madhyamaka school The Yogācāra school Tathagata-garbha thought The Avatamsaka Sūtra and the Hua-yen School 6. Mahāyāna holy beings 121 The path of the Bodhisattva The Mahāyāna Buddhology The Mahāyāna pantheon The Tantric perspective 7. The later history and spread of Buddhism 139 Buddhism in India and Central Asia Sri Lanka South-east Asia excluding Vietnam The lands of Northern Buddhism China Vietnam and Korea Japan 8. Buddhist practice: devotion 170 Focuses and locations of devotional acts Bowing, offerings and chanting The refuges Attitudes to images Protective chanting Devotion to Avalokiteśvara Devotion to Amitābha Devotion to Bhaisajya-guru Devotion to the Lotus Sutra Pilgrimage Festivals 9. Buddhist practice: ethics 196 The role and basis of ethics in Buddhism Giving Keeping the precepts Loving, kindness and compassion Care for the dying and the dead The ethics of social relationships 10. Buddhist practice: the Sangha 217 The role of monasticism Patterns of ordination Nuns The monastic code of discipline The economic base of the monastic life Study and meditation Communal life Relations with the laity 11. Buddhist practice: meditation and the development of wisdom 244 The approach to meditation The practice of Calm meditation in Southern Buddhism The practice of Insight meditation in Southern Buddhism The classical path of Calm and Insight in Northern and Eastern Buddhism Pure Land visualizations Tantric visualizations Tantric techniques of spontaneity Zen meditation 12. The modern history of Buddhism in Asia 280 Communist Asia: Buddhism under a cloud The continuing tradition and its modern varieties Recovering old ground 13. Buddhism beyond Asia 300 Scholarship The influence of Buddhism through literature and philosophy The Theosophical Society: a bridge between East and West Immigration, foreign wars and travel Buddhist missions and organizations Appendix on Canons of Scriptures 322 Notes 325 Bibliography 326 Indices 344
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