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Basic Buddhist concepts /

One of the world's oldest and greatest religions, Buddhism -- like its companions, Christianity and Islam -- has experienced schism and division which scatter its teachings among separate sects, nations and sets of ritual practice. Nonetheless, it is possible to identify common teachings which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mizuno, Kōgen, 1901-2006
Other Authors: Terry, Charles S. (Translator), Gage, Richard L. (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translation of: Bukkyō to wa nani ka.
Published: Tokyo : Kosei Pub. Co., 1987.
Edition:1st English ed.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Doctrines.
Bouddhisme > Doctrines.
Buddhismus
Einführung
Buddhism.
Nonfiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of Contents:
  • The historical context. Primitive Buddhism
  • Sectarian Buddhism
  • Early Mahayana Buddhism
  • Middle-period Mahayana Buddhism
  • Late Mahayana Buddhism.
  • The fundamentals of Shakyamuni's philosophy. The three treasures
  • Buddhism as philosophy
  • The seals of the law
  • Views of humankind and fate
  • Causation.
  • The twelve-linked chain of dependent origination. An overview
  • The first three links
  • The remaining nine links
  • Dual dependent origination
  • Dependent origination and fate
  • Dependent origination and karmic rewards
  • Inexhaustible interrelations.
  • The pathway to faith. The gateway to faith
  • Mistaken theories of causation.
  • The religious spirit. Awakening
  • Development
  • The four indestructible objects of faith
  • The triple doctrine and the four indestructible objects of faith.
  • The four noble truths. The meaning of the four noble truths
  • Setting the wheel of law in motion
  • Suffering
  • Judging impermanence correctly
  • The cause of suffering
  • Freedom from suffering
  • The way to eliminate suffering.
  • The eightfold path. Right views, right thought
  • Right speech, right action, right livelihood
  • Right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation
  • Other views of the path.
  • The threefold learning. Precepts
  • Precepts in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Fundamentals of meditation
  • Other dhyana
  • Meditation before Buddhism
  • Shakyamuni and meditation
  • Buddhist meditation
  • Wisdom
  • Buddhist ideals.