Walpola Rahula

What the Buddha Taught (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"A terrific introduction to the Buddha's teachings." -Paul Blairon, California Literary Review This indispensable volume is a lucid and faithful account of the Buddha's teachings. "For years," says the Journal of the Buddhist Society, "the newcomer to Buddhism has lacked a simple and reliable introduction to the complexities of the subject. Dr. Rahula's What the Buddha Taught fills the need as only could be done by one having a firm grasp of the vast material to be sifted. It is a model of what a book should be that is addressed first of all to 'the educated and intelligent reader.' Authoritative and clear, logical and sober, this study is as comprehensive as it is masterly." This edition contains a selection of illustrative texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada (specially translated by the author), sixteen illustrations, and a bibliography, glossary, and index. "[Rahula's] succinct, clear overview of Buddhist concepts has never been surpassed. It is the standard." - Library Journal

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grove Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802198105
• Artikelnr.: 38241414

Autorenporträt

The Venerable Dr Walpola Sri Rahula was a Buddhist monk and scholar. He received a traditional training and education in his native Sri Lanka before studying at the University of Calcutta and the Sorbonne. He held a chair at Northwestern University, Illinois, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Vidyodaya University, Colombo. He is widely regarded as one of the most qualified and enlightened scholars of the Buddhist tradition, with a deep knowledge of the original texts.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
The Buddha
1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha
3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: 'The Arising of Dukkha'
4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: 'The Cessation of Dukkha'
5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: 'The Path'
6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta
7 'Meditation' or Mental Culture: Bhavana
8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today
SELECTED TEXTS
Abbreviations
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index