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Theravāda Meditation: The Buddhist Transformation of Yoga |
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King, W. L. (著)
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| Edition | 1 ed. |
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| Date | 1992 |
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| Pages | 172 |
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| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
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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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| Abstract | The first book in English to relate modern forms of Theravada meditational practice to its Indian roots, Theravada Meditation: The Buddhist Transformation of Yoga rectifies the publishing imbalance toward Mahayana and Zen. The classic Theravada pattern in Buddhaghosa's Path of Purification (circa A.D. 500) is shown to be relevant to the present Buddhist world.
Beginning with a general description of similarities and differences between the Upanisadic-Yogic and early Buddhist viewpoints, the author goes on to analyze Gotama's rejection-acceptance-modification of the Upanisadic-Yogic method of striving for moksa (salvation) in his search for Buddhahood (enlightenment), as related in the Pali Canon.
A second major section analyzes the meditational method of Buddhaghosa, showing the interaction between Upanisadic-Yogic jhanas (modes of concentration) and Buddhist vipassana (insight meditation). Attention is given to the highest attainable state, nirodha-samapatti (cessation of thought and perception), held by Theravada Buddhism to be an actual experience of Nibbana (world-escape) in this life.
The final chapter discusses the attraction of Theravada meditation in parts of the contemporary world, notably Burma, drawing upon materials little known in the West. In Burma and, to some degree, in Ceylon and Thailand, emphasis is on a simplified meditational method open to layman as well as monk, yet viewed as fully orthodox. |
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| Table of contents | Preface
Yogic Factors in Gotama Buddha's Enlightenment
Conditions, Preparations, and Lower Levels of Meditation
The Jhanic and Formless States
The Jhanic Related "Buddhist" Meditation
Vipassana Meditation
The Attainment of Cessation (Nirodha-Samapatti)
Contemporary Theravada Meditation in Burma
Appendix "A Buddhist Pilgrim's Progress"
Notes
Selected and Annotated Bibliography
Index |
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| ISBN | 9788120808423 (hc); 8120808428 (hc); 9789390064137 (pbk); 9390064137 (pbk) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Theravāda Meditation: The Buddhist Transformation of Yoga. By Winston King. / Holt, John Clifford (著)
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| Created date | 2022.10.21 |
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| Modified date | 2022.10.21 |
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