Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.
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Tables vi Abbreviations vii Preface viii
Introduction: A Historical Context for the Four Noble Truths 1 Chapter 1: Cultivating Religious Experiences: Doctrine and Diṭṭhi 28 Chapter 2: Stories and Symbols of the Buddha's Enlightenment 55 Chapter 3: Analyzing the Four Noble Truths 85 Chapter 4: Abhidhamma Analysis of the Four Noble Truths 108 Chapter 5: The Four Noble Truths and the Path 131 Chapter 6: Studies of the Four Noble Truths in Europe and the United States 168 Chapter 7: Symbols, Propositions and Religious Experiences 212 Glossary 233 Bibliography 236 Index 251
