Buddhism in Practice : : Abridged Edition /

Buddhism in Practice : : Abridged Edition / / Donald S. Lopez.

This anthology, first published in 1995, illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present. Re-released now in a slimmer but still extensive edition, Buddhism in Practice presents a selection of thirty-five translated texts--each preceded by a substantial introduction by its...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Lopez, Donald S.,
MitwirkendeR:
Bielefeldt, Carl,
Boucher, Daniel,
Buswell, Robert E.,
Davidson, Ronald M.,
Decker, Hubert,
Foulk, T. Griffith,
Griffiths, Paul J.,
Grosnick, William H.,
Gόmez, Luis O.,
Hallisey, Charles,
Kapstein, Matthew,
King, Sallie,
Lewis, Todd T.,
Lopez, Donald S.,
Nattier, Jan,
Newman, John,
Orzech, Charles,
Pranke, Patrick,
Schopen, Gregory,
Stevenson, Daniel B.,
Stone, Jackie,
Swearer, Donald K.,
Tanabe, George J.,
Thornton, Sybil,
Tokuno, Kyoko,
Walters, Jonathan S.,
Yü, Chün-fang,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©2007
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Readings in Religions ; 35
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Physical Description:1 online resource (480 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PRINCETON READINGS IN RELIGIONS
  • NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION
  • CONTENTS
  • CONTENTS BY VEHICLE
  • CONTENTS BY COUNTRY
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Buddha
  • 1. A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities
  • 2. Consecrating the Buddha
  • 3. Sūtra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha
  • 4. Reading Others' Minds
  • 5. The Prayer of the Original Buddha
  • 6. Myōe's Letter to the Island
  • 7. The Tāthagatagarbha Sūtra
  • 8. Gotamī's Story
  • 9. A Prayer for the Long Life of the Dalai Lam
  • 10. Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Guanyin
  • Dharma
  • 11. A Discussion of Seated Zen
  • 12. The Way to Meditation
  • 13. Original Enlightenment Thought in the Nichiren Tradition
  • 14. A Prophecy of the Death of the Dharma
  • 15. The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma
  • 16. Eschatology in the Wheel of Time Tantra
  • 17. Atiśa's A Lamp for the Path to Awakening
  • 18. The Advice to Layman Tuṇḍila
  • 19. The Legend of the Iron Stūpa
  • 20. Two Tantric Meditations: Visualizing the Deity
  • 21. The Story of the Horn Blowing
  • 22. On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard
  • 23. Pure Land Buddhist Worship and Meditation in China
  • 24. A Modern Sermon on Merit Making
  • 25. Auspicious Things
  • 26. Tales of the Lotus Sūtra
  • Saṅgha
  • 27. Daily Life in the Assembly
  • 28. Deaths, Funerals, and the Division of Property in a Monastic Code
  • 29. A Rite for Restoring the Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows
  • 30. Awakening Stories of Zen Buddhist Women
  • 31. Atiśa's Journey to Sumatra
  • 32. Bimbā's Lament
  • 33. Hagiographies of the Korean Monk Wŏnhyo
  • 34. Buddhist Chaplains in the Field of Battle
  • 35. Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful
  • Index

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