Barbra R. Clayton

Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya

Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Analyzing the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, particularly focusing on the neglected Sanskrit text, this important book helps to redress a significant imbalance in the scholarship on Buddhist ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780415346962
• ISBN-10: 0415346967
• Artikelnr.: 22530684

Autorenporträt

Barbra R. Clayton received her PhD in Asian Religions from McGill University, Canada. Currently, she is Assistant Professor for Eastern Religions at Mount Allison University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Explanation of the Scope and Rationale for the Book, and the Questions
to be Addressed 2. Discussion of the Author and his Work. Outline of the
Structure of the Siksasamuccaya 3. Description of Santideva's Ethics Using
Textual Analysis of the Siksasamuccaya 4. A Meta-Ethical Analysis of the
Meanings and Rationale Associated with Key Moral Concepts, viz., Virtuous
Conduct, Skillfulness, and Karmic Fruitfulness 5. Assessment of Santideva's
Moral Theory and Comparison with Available Scholarship on Theravada and
Mahayana Buddhist Ethics, and Comparison with Western Moral Theories 6.
Response to the Question: Are Buddhist Ethics Homogeneous? Discussion of
the Value of Comparative Ethics

Rezensionen

'This study, through its de-tailed description of an important Indian Mahayana text, adds necessary nuance to the growing body of literature on Buddhist ethics, and doub-tlessly will remain a useful introduction to Santideva's ethical thinking for some time to come. '- Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2008