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Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Historical Perspective |
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Bhikkhu Analayo (著)
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| Date | 2021.02.09 |
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| Pages | 184 |
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| Publisher | Wisdom Publications |
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| Publisher Url |
https://wisdomexperience.org/
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| Location | Somerville, MA, US [薩默維爾, 麻薩諸塞州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Bhikkhu Anālayo is a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk), scholar, and meditation teacher. He was born in Germany in 1962 and went forth in 1995 in Sri Lanka. He is best known for his comparative studies of early Buddhist texts as preserved by the various early Buddhist traditions. |
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| Abstract | Armed with his rigorous examination of the canonical records, respected scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo explores—and sharply criticizes—four examples of what he terms “superiority conceit” in Buddhism:
1. the androcentric tendency to prevent women from occupying leadership roles, be these as fully ordained monastics or as advanced bodhisattvas
2. the Mahayana notion that those who don’t aspire to become bodhisattvas are inferior practitioners
3. the Theravada belief that theirs is the most original expression of the Buddha’s teaching
4. the Secular Buddhist claim to understand the teachings of the Buddha more accurately than traditionally practicing Buddhists
Ven. Anālayo challenges the scriptural basis for these conceits and points out that adhering to such notions of superiority is not, after all, conducive to practice. “It is by diminishing ego, letting go of arrogance, and abandoning conceit that one becomes a better Buddhist,” he reminds us, “no matter what tradition one may follow.”
Thoroughly researched, Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions provides an accessible approach to these conceits as academic subjects. Readers will find it not only challenges their own intellectual understandings but also improves their personal practice. |
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| ISBN | 9781614297192 (hc); 1614297193 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions. by Anālayo Bhikkhu / Shirley, Bruno M. (著)
- Book Review: Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Historical Perspective by Bhikkhu Anālayo / Calobrisi, Thomas (評論)
- Book Review: Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Historical Perspective, by Bhikkhu Analayo. / Gangodawila, Chandima (著)
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| Created date | 2022.12.07 |
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| Modified date | 2022.12.07 |
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