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Buddhist Images of Human Perfection: The Arhant of the Sutta Pitaka compard with the Bodhisattva and the Mahasiddha |
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Author |
Katz, Nathan (著)
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Date | 1982 |
Pages | 320 |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
Publisher Url |
https://www.mlbd.in/
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Location | Delhi, India [德里, 印度] |
Series | Religions of Asia series |
Content type | 書籍=Book |
Language | 英文=English |
Abstract | All forms of Buddhism--The Theravada, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana--affirm the perfectability of the person, and one finds this notion of perfection embodied in three images; the arahant, the bodhisattva and the mahasiddha. Reader also finds, in scholarly treatments of Buddhism, much made of the perceived differences among these three 'vehicles' (yana). By close textual analysis as well as by extensive field work, Katz criticizes this emphasis on difference and prefers to treat Buddhism as a whole, a position he finds in accord with the teachings of both Buddhists and Buddhist texts. By a close examination of these three images of human perfection, bridges among the Theravada, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana are built and continuities within Buddhism are explored. This comparison involves pioneering discussions of Buddhist philosophy of language and hermeneutics, which are facilitated by Katz's familiarity with Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist texts as well as his sympathetic involvement with the living Buddhist tradition. |
ISBN | 0895815524; 9780895815521 |
Related reviews | - Book Review: Buddhist Images of Human Perfection. By Nathan Katz / Richards, G. (著)
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Created date | 2023.03.15 |
Modified date | 2023.03.15 |
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