Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Columbia Readings of Buddhist Literature) - Softcover

 
9780231192675: Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Columbia Readings of Buddhist Literature)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0231192673 ISBN 13: 9780231192675
Verlag: Columbia University Press, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Śāntideva’s eighth-century work, the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (Bodhicaryāvatāra), is known for its eminently practical instructions and its psychologically vivid articulations of the Mahāyāna path. It is a powerful, succinct poem into which are woven diverse Buddhist traditions of moral transformation, meditative cultivation, and philosophical insight. Since its composition, it has seen continuous use as a ritual, contemplative, and philosophical manual, making it one of the crucial texts of the Buddhist ethical and philosophical tradition.

This book serves as a companion to this Indian Buddhist classic. The fifteen essays contained here illuminate the Guide’s many philosophical, literary, ritual, and ethical dimensions. Distinguished scholars discuss the historical significance of the text as an innovative piece of Indian literature, illuminate the important roles it played in shaping Buddhism in Tibet, and bring to light its contemporary significance for philosophy and psychology. Whether experienced or first-time students of Buddhist literature, readers will find compelling new approaches to this resonant masterpiece.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jonathan C. Gold is associate professor in the Department of Religion at Princeton University. He is the author of The Dharma’s Gatekeepers: Sakya Paṇḍita on Buddhist Scholarship in Tibet (2007) and Paving the Great Way: Vasubandhu’s Unifying Buddhist Philosophy (Columbia, 2015).

Douglas Duckworth is associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Religion at Temple University. His latest works include Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature (2019) and a translation of an overview of the Wisdom Chapter of the Guide to Bodhisattva Practice by Künzang Sönam, entitled The Profound Reality of Interdependence (2019).

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Verlag
Columbia University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0231192673
ISBN 13 
9780231192675
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
320
Herausgeber
Gold Jonathan C., Duckworth Douglas S.
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