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Buddhism: Its Essence and Development
Author Conze, Edward ; Waley, Arthur (序)
Date1951
Pages212
PublisherPhilosophical Library
Publisher Url https://www.philosophicallibrary.com/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
KeywordIntroduction to Buddhism; History of Buddhism
AbstractEdward Conze was one of the great Buddhist translators - a pioneer scholar who introduced key Buddhist texts to the Western world. This timely new edition of his Buddhist classic reminds us that true happiness is not to be found in material comfort and earthly satisfaction but in the pursuit of a higher ideal. Demonstrating throughout his heartfelt response to the fundamental wisdom of the Buddha, Conze presents a readable introduction to the array of doctrines, methods, and literature that have developed in the many schools of Buddhism as a result of their different approaches to the goal.
Table of contentsINTRODUCTION
Buddhism as a Religion 11
Buddhism dhism as a Philosophy 15
Self-extinction 18
'Radical Pessimism' 21
Immortality 23
Survival Value 25

I: COMMON GROUND
The Flavour of Dharma 27
The Documents 28
The Buddha 34
Is Buddhism atheistic? 34
The Four Holy Truths 43
Cosmology 48

II: MONASTIC BUDDHISM
The Samgha 53
Poverty 54
Celibacy 58
Inoffensiveness 61
Main Currents of Monastic Thought 66

III: POPULAR BUDDHISM
The Place of the Laity 70
The Temporal Power 72
The Services of the Samgha 77
The Influence of the Laity 85

IV: THE OLD WISDOM SCHOOL
Sects 89
Sariputra 90
Arhats 93
Practices 95
Moral Discipline 9
Trance 99
Wisdom 105
Decline 114

V: THE MAHAYANA, AND THE NEW
WISDOM SCHOOL
The Mabasanghikas 119
Hinayana and Mahayana 121
Literary Development 123
Bodhisattvas 125
Emptiness 130
Salvation 135
Parallels 140

VI: BUDDHISM OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
The Reception of Bhakti 144
Literary History 146
The Agent of Salvation 147
The Aims of the Faithful 152
Methods 157
Self-extinction and Faith 159

VII: THE YOGACARINS
Wisdom and Trance 161
Literary History 163
"Mind-only" 166
"Store-consciousness" 168
Further Doctrines 171

VIII: THE TANTRA, OR MAGICAL BUDDHISM
The Problem of the Tantra 174
History of the Tantra 176
Tantric Practices 180
Tantric Philosophy 188
Tantric Mythology 189
Left-handed Tantra 191
The Control of the Body 191

IX: NON-INDIAN DEVELOPMENT
Survey 200
Ch'an 201
Amidism 205
Rnyin-ma-pa 207
European Buddhism 210




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