Rationality and Mind in Early Buddhism
Author: Frank J. Hoffman
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9788120819276
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The Authority of Experience
Author: John Pickering
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780700704507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western and Buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings. The purpose of this collection of readings is to present some contemporary views on this progressive integration.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume XV
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Published: 2012-12-01
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9552403693
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 216: The Buddhist Attitude to Other Religions by K. N. Jayatilleke; 217-220: An Analysis of the Pali Canon by Russell Webb; 221-224: Kamma and Its Fruit by Leonard A. Bullen, Nina van Gorkom,Bhikkhu Nanajivako, Nyanaponika Thera,Francis Story; 225: Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe; 226-230: A Technique of Living by Leonard A. Bullen;
Asian Philosophies
Author: John M. Koller
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-03
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1351217097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With an inside view from an expert in the field, solid scholarship, and a clear and engaging writing style, Asian Philosophies invites students and professors to think along with the great thinkers of the Asian traditions. John M. Koller is a scholar and teacher who has devoted his life to understanding Asian thought and practice. He wrote this text to give students and professors access to the rich philosophical and religious ideas of both South and East Asia.
An Analysis of the Pali Canon and a Reference Table of Pali Literature
Author: Russell Webb
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Published: 2011-12-01
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9552403766
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An Analysis of the Pali Canon is a comprehensive overview of the contents of the works that make up the Tipitaka, the Canon of the Theravada school of Buddhism. It also contains an index of the suttas and sections of the Tipitaka, as well as an extensive bibliography of the translations of canonical works and secondary literature. The second part of this book, A Reference Table of Pali Literature, is an extensive list of all the works composed in the Indic language known as Pali. It lists all the works of the Tipitaka, the commentaries and subcommentaries, historical chronicles, works on medicine, cosmology, grammar, law, astrology, Bible translations, etc. It also gives data on the authors, time of composition, country of origin and includes references to secondary literature that provide more information on the works listed. This book is an essential resource for students and researchers of the Tipitaka and other Pali literature.
Buddhist Scriptures as Literature
Author: Ralph Flores
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 2009-01-08
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780791473405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Looks at a variety of Buddhist sacred writings as literature and includes insights from literary theory.
Encyclopedia of Monasticism
Author: William M. Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-04
Total Pages: 2000
ISBN-13: 113678716X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Early Buddhist Discourses
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Published: 2006-03-15
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1603840028
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Twenty discourses from the Pali Canon--including those most essential to the study and teaching of early Buddhism--are provided in fresh translations, accompanied by introductions that highlight the main themes and set the ideas presented in the context of wider philosophical and religious issues. Taken together, these fascinating works give an account of Buddhist teachings directly from the earliest primary sources. In his General Introduction, John J. Holder discusses the structure and language of the Pali Canon--its importance within the Buddhist tradition and the historical context in which it developed--and gives an overview of the basic doctrines of early Buddhism.
