Sangharakshita

Three Jewels II (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For Buddhists everywhere, the Three Jewels - the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha - are at the heart of daily life and practice. But how can we make our engagement with these precious ideals practical and real? In this volume - the companion volume to the forthcoming Three Jewels I, in which the nature of going for Refuge to the Three Jewels is explored - are gathered three much loved books, Who is the Buddha?, What is the Dharma? and What is the Sangha?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Windhorse Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 784
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781909314818
• Artikelnr.: 48040713

Autorenporträt

Sangharakshita is the founder and principal teacher of Triratna, a worldwide Buddhist movement. With teaching experience spanning 60 years, he is the author of over 40 books.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Who is the Buddha?
1 The Evolution of a Buddha 3
2 The Way to Enlightenment 18
3 The Hidden Teachings of the Buddha's Early Life 34
4 The Heroic Ideal in Buddhism 44
5 From Hero-Worship to the Worshipping Buddha 57
6 The Word of the Buddha 72
7 Karma and Rebirth 92
8 The 'Death' of the Buddha 116
9 Who is the Buddha? 139
What is the Dharma?
Introduction
Part i: The Truth
1 The Essential Truth 173
2 The Dynamics of Being 187
3 The Texture of Reality 205
4 Nirva?a 222
5 The Mystery of the Void 230
Part ii: The Path
6 The Gravitational Pull and the Point of No Return 241
7 The Spiral Path 258
8 The Journey to Enlightenment 280
9 The Pattern of Buddhist Life and Work 296
10 The Threefold Path: Ethics 315
11 The Threefold Path: Meditation 333
12 The Threefold Path: Wisdom 354
13 The Cosmic Significance of the Bodhisattva Ideal 363
What is the Sangha?
Part i: The Group and the Spiritual Community
Introduction 389
1 The Sangha Jewel 393
2 The Traditional Sangha 403
3 Individuality: The Essence of Sangha 416
4 The History of the Spiritual Community 423
5 The Group and the Spiritual Community 434
6 Authority 445
7 The Positive Group and the New Society 452
8 The Path of Dissatisfaction 459
Part ii: The True Individual
Introduction 467
9 The Evolution of the Individual 475
10 The Integrated Individual 486
11 Overcoming the Self 493
12 The Artist as the True Individual 505
Part iii: The Network of Personal Relationships
Introduction 521
13 Being a Buddhist Parent 531
14 Is a Guru Necessary? 545
15 Fidelity 563
16 The Meaning of Friendship 573
17 Buddhism and Business Relationships 581
18 Non-exploitation 589
19 Gratitude 595
Conclusions:
Can the Spiritual Community Save the World?
20 A Buddhist View of Current World Problems 613
21 Buddhism and Western Society 620
Notes 625
Sources 697
Index 701
A Guide to The Complete Works of Sangharakshita 713