Author Affiliation: University of Queensland, Australia
摘要
Buddhist origins and discussion of the Buddha's teachings are amongst the most controversial and contested areas in the field. This bold and authoritative book tackles head-on some of the key questions regarding early Buddhism and its primary canon of precepts. Noting that the earliest texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese belong to different Buddhist schools, Roderick S. Bucknell addresses the development of these writings during the period of oral transmission between the Buddha's death and their initial redaction in the first century BCE. A meticulous comparative analysis reveals the likely original path of meditative practice applied and taught by Gautama. Fresh perspectives now emerge on both the Buddha himself and his Enlightenment. Drawing on his own years of meditative experience as a Buddhist monk, the author offers here remarkable new interpretations of advanced practices of meditation, as well as of Buddhism itself. It is a landmark work in Buddhist Studies.
目次
List of Tables page vi Preface ix Acknowledgements xv List of Abbreviations xvii Part I Background and Context 1 Introducing the Project 3 2 The Saṅgha and the Oral Transmission 25 3 Scriptural Sources 51 Part II The Path 4 The Stepwise Training 83 5 Derivative Accounts of the Path 106 6 The Eightfold Path 130 Part III The Practice 7 Mindfulness 167 8 Concentration 192 9 The Three Knowledges 216 Part IV In Conclusion 10 Summary and Interpretation 245 Postscript 265 References 269 Index 278
