Ronald W. Neufeldt is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. His publications include F. Max Müller and the Rig Veda.
關鍵詞
Karma=Kamma; 轉世=輪迴=Samsara=Rebirth=Reincarnation
摘要
Karma and Rebirth: Post Classical Developments explains the religious concepts most central to Asian philosophy, religion, and society, presenting articles representative of contemporary understanding and practice. The contributors look not only at the understanding of karma and rebirth in modern India, but also in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Japan, and the Western world. This broad treatment underscores the fact that karma and rebirth have become part of the religious history and cultural fabric of the Western world. The collection is divided into three sections. Part I deals with figures and movements of the Hindu renaissance in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Part II on Buddhism deals with Indian, Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese treatments of karma. Part III is devoted to the influence of karma and rebirth in the Western world through theosophy, new religious movements, and recent developments in psychology.
目次
Contemporary Philosophical Treatments of Karma and Rebirth 1 In Defense Of Karma And Rebirth Evolutionary Karma 15 Swami Vivekanandas Conception of Karma and Rebirth 41 Karma Rebirth and the Contemporary Guru 61 Contemporary Conceptions of Karma and Rebirth Among North Indian Vaisnavas 83 Critical Response 109 PostClassical Developments In The Concepts of Karma and Rebirth in Theravada Buddhism 123 The Chinese Understanding and Assimilation of Karma Doctrine 145 Critical Response 203 In Search of Utopia Karma and Rebirth in the Theosophical Movement 233 Karma and Rebirth in Western Psychology 257 Swami Bhaktivedanta Karma Rebirth and the Personal God 277 Teachings on Karma and Rebirth Social and Spiritual Role in the Rajneesh NeoSamnyasin Movement 301 Karma and Rebirth In The Land of the EarthEaters 325 Critical Response 339 Contributors Notes 347 TsongKhaPas Concept of Karma 169 MeritMaking and Ritual Aspects In The Religious Life of Zanskar West Tibet 179 Shinrans View of Karma 191 Index 351
