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Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka |
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Holt, John Clifford (著)
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| Edition | 1st edtion |
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| Date | 1981 |
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| Pages | 157 |
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| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
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| Publisher Url |
https://www.mlbd.in/
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| Location | Delhi, India [德里, 印度] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D. from University of Chicago, 1977)
John Clifford Holt is Professor of Religion at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, USA. His book, buddha in the Crown: Avalakitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka, was awarded the 1992 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion. He is the editor of Anagatavamsa Desana also published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. |
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| Abstract | Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka is a penetrating analysis of a heretofore neglected, yet centrally important portion of the Pali Canon. In identifying the pivotal role of discipline in the bhikkhu quest for nibbana Professor Holt finds that Vinaya rules represent a practical implementation of the Budha's Dhamma. Specifically, adherence to this monastic code theoretically facilitates an overcoming of asavas, mental dispositions that foster attachment to the "self" and thus perpetuate the process of samsaric kammic retribution. The formulation of Buddhist monastic law, therefore, need not be seen as the result of casuistry; rather, it is the consequence of a conscious attempt on the part of the early Buddhist tradition to identify behavioral expressions that at once generate and reflect a calmed, detached and disciplined mental and spiritual state.
The author has also examined the significance of the principal rituals of Buddhist monasticism as they are prescribed within the Vinaya text. He interprets these rites as cultic celebrations of discipline which, in turn, legitimate the Sangha's claim to be the embodiment and reservoir of the Buddha's teachings. The claim supported the Sangha's role of occupying a mediating position between the spiritual needs of the laity and the authority and the spiritual exemplar of Buddhism, the Buddha. In short, Discipline, written from the perspective of the history of religious approach, contributed significantly to the increased understanding of the dynamics of the Buddhist religion in its formulative stages. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction
Predecessors and contemporaries
The Vinayapiṭaka: history and structure
Morality and legality in the Suttavibhaṅga
The structure of disciplined actions
Analyzing the disciplinary rules
Ritual expression of Bhikkhu discipline: Upasaṃpadā
Ritual expression of Bhikkhu discipline: Pāṭimokkha, Pavāraṇā, and Kaṭhina
Conclusion |
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| ISBN | 0836408276; 9780836408270 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka by John Clifford Holt / Ven. M. Vajiragnana (評論)
- Book Review: Discipline: The Canonical Buddhism of the Vinayapitaka. By John C. Holt / Richards, G. (著)
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| Created date | 2006.03.14 |
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| Modified date | 2023.12.13 |
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