Download or read book Facets of Buddhist Thought written by K.N. Jayatilleke and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a brilliant account of of Theravada Buddhism and embraces a wide variety of themes ranging from the birth of Buddhism to the Buddha’s prophetic teachings regarding the future of mankind. Topics covered include, among many others, the background of early Buddhism; the significance of the Buddha’s birthday; the Buddhist doctrines of karma and reincarnation; the Buddhist conception of truth, good and evil, Nirvana, the individual, the universe and the material world; the Buddhist view of nature and destiny; Buddhism and the caste system; Buddhism and international law; and the contemporary relevance of the Buddha’s teachings to the modern world. Professor Jayatilleke always writes with both the scholar and the lay reader in mind. As a result, this is a highly readable and extremely penetrating book—and one that explores the roots and nature of the Buddha’s teachings and examines them in the light of contemporary knowledge. The present collection contains all essays earlier published in the book The Message of the Buddha, edited by Ninian Smart, as well as essays that were published the Wheel Publication series. Contents 1. Buddhism and the Scientific Revolution 2. The Historical Context of the Rise of Buddhism 3. The Buddhist Conception of Truth 4. The Buddhist Attitude to Revelation 5. The Buddhist Conception of Matter and the Material World 6. The Buddhist Analysis of Mind 7. The Buddhist Conception of the Universe 8. The Buddhist Attitude to God 9. Nibbana 10. The Buddhist View of Survival 11. The Buddhist Doctrine of Kamma 12. The Case for the Buddhist Theory of Karma and Survival 13. The Conditioned Genesis of the Individual 14. The Buddhist Ethical Ideal of the Ultimate Good 15. The Basis of Buddhist Ethics 16. The Buddhist Conception of Evil 17. The Criteria of Right and Wrong 18. The Ethical Theory of Buddhism 19. Some Aspects of the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhist Ethics 20. Toynbee’s Criticism of Buddhism 21. The Buddhist Attitude to Other Religions 22. Buddhism and Peace 23. The Significance of Vesakha 24. Buddhism and the Race Question 25. The Principles of International Law in Buddhist Doctrine

Download or read book Facets of Buddhist Thought written by Kulatissa Nanda Jayatilleke and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Facets Of Buddhism written by Shotaro Iida and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a selection of papers written over the last twenty or so years, spanning the period from early research into the then nearly unknown Madhyamika writer Bhavaviveka or Bhavya, amongst Tibetan refugees in India, up to the recent past where there interests have, perhaps, somewhat broadened to include comparative religion. The author has moe or less left the essays in their original form and has introduced some consistency in the citing of the names of Japanese scholars in order to aid the English speaking reader unfamiliar with Japanese.

Download or read book Facets of Buddhist Thought written by Kulatissa Nanda Jayatilleke and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Message of the Buddha written by K.N. Jayatilleke and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Republished as part of K. N. Jayatilleke, Facets of Buddhist Thought: Collected Essays; Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, 2008. ISBN: 9789552403354.

Download or read book Facets of Buddhist Thought written by Ashok Kumar Chatterjee and published by Calcutta : Sanskrit College. This book was released on 1975 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectures delivered at the Sanskrit College, Calcutta, 1972.

Download or read book Collected Wheel Publications Vol XI written by Various and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains fourteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 152–4: A Buddhist Catechism — Subhadra Bhikshu (Friedrich Zimmermann); 155–8: Anguttara Nikaya Part I by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi; 159–161: Edwin Arnold — William Peiris; 162–164: Facets of Buddhist Thought — K. N. Jayatilleke; 165–166: The Buddhist Doctrine of Nibbana — Parawahera Vajiranyana Thera and Francis Story

Download or read book Pathways of Buddhist Thought written by Ven Nyanaponika and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1971. The essays in this volume cover some of the most important aspects of Buddhism and include discussion of such themes as the nature of Buddhism, Buddhist ethics and philosophical concepts, Buddhism and science, the Power of Mindfulness, Anatta and Nibbana.

Download or read book Philosophy of the Buddha written by Archie J. Bahm and published by Jain Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did the Buddha actually teach? For those seeking an answer to this question and to understand Buddhism as an important part of the world's religious and cultural heritage, Philosophy of the Buddha is an excellent introduction and guide. The author's purpose is to state the philosophy of Gotama, the man himself, by a careful study of the original records. He cuts through layers of devout and theological speculation - much as higher biblical criticism has done in Christianity - and presents clearly and concisely the real humanly significant roots and permanent values of many aspects of Buddhist thought.

Download or read book Buddhist Theology written by Roger Reid Jackson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars of Buddhism, themselves Buddhist, here seek to apply the critical tools of the academy to reassess the truth and transformative value of their tradition in its relevance to the contemporary world.

Download or read book Facets of Early Buddhism written by Bela Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Buddhism and Whitehead s Process Philosophy written by Anil Kumar Sarkar and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pathways of Buddhist Thought Essays from The Wheel written by Maurice O'Connell Walshe and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Buddhist Thought in India written by Edward Conze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1962. This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts: Archaic Buddhism: Tacit assumptions, the problem of "original Buddhism", the three marks and the perverted views, the five cardinal virtues, the cultivation of the social emotions, Dharma and dharmas, Skandhas, sense-fields and elements. The Sthaviras: the eighteen schools, doctrinal disputes, the unconditioned and the process of salvation, some Abhidharma problems. The Mahayana: doctrines common to all Mahayanists, the Madhyamikas, the Yogacarins, Buddhist logic, the Tantras.

Download or read book Some Facets Of Buddhism written by Tulsi R. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at various national and international seminars.

Download or read book A survey of buddhist thought written by Dr. Alfred R. Scheepers and published by Uitgeverij Abraxas / Olive Press. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the development of Buddhist thought from a primarily philosophical and epistemological point of view, this wide-ranging study covers a period of more than 2,000 years, following Buddhism from its homeland, India, through its expansion into China and Japan. The diverse historical and cultural settings of Buddhism are considered, and the significant changes and shifts in Buddhist thought are placed in context with the remarkable degree of continuity that has been maintained. Included are discussions of early Buddhist schools in India and South-East Asia, the differences between the two main branches of Buddhism, and the development of Zen philosophies in Japan.

Download or read book Collected Wheel Publications written by Subhadra Bhikshu and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Pariyatti Edition collected volumes of the renowned Wheel Publications (Wheel Series) deals with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. Volume 11 contains numbers 152 to166 of the renowned Wheel Publications, originally published as small booklets, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. The titles are: WH 152 / 154: A Buddhist Catechism by Subhadra bhikshu (Friedrich Zimmerman) WH 155 / 158: Anguttara Nikaya, translated by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi WH 159/ 161: Edwin Arnold by William Peiris WH162/ 164: Facets of Buddhist Thought by K. N. Jayatilleke WH 165/ 166: The Buddhits Doctrine of Nibbana by Parawahera Vajiranana and Francis Story