Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal FoundationsThis book aims to provide in one volume an up-to-date and accurate account of the principles of Mahayana Buddhism as they are found in both the Indo-Tibetan and East Asian forms of Mahayana.Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread to Central Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan and other countries of East Asia. In Tibet and East Asia, Mahayana eventually became the prevalent form of Buddhism. Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably over the last twenty-five years, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and also in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and r aug. This book aims to provide in one volume an up-to-date and accurate account of the principles of Mahayana Buddhism as they are found in both the Indo-Tibetan and East Asian forms of Mahayana. It seeks to introduce and reflect some of the recent scholarly work in the field, and in particular the book is concerned to convey the diversity and richness of Mahayana Buddhism, a diversity which prevents any attempt at simple definition. |
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Contents
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The tafbdgatagarbba BuddhaessenceBuddhanature | 96 |
Huayen the Flower Garland tradition | 116 |
The Saddharmapundarika Lotus Sutra | 141 |
On the bodies of the Buddha | 167 |
The path of the Bodhisattva | 185 |
the cults of Buddhas | 215 |
Avaiokitesvara | 231 |
Manjusn | 238 |
Notes | 277 |
References | 291 |
Index | 307 |
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Abhidharma According Amitabha Amitayus appears Arhat Asariga attain enlightenment Avalokitesvara Avatamsaka Sutra become Bhaisajyaguru bodhicitta Bodhisattva body Buddha Buddha Field Buddha-nature Buddhahood Candrakirti canon Central Asia century Ch'an China Chinese Cittamatra commentary compassion conceptual Conze cult death dependent aspect dGe lugs Dharma dharmakaya doctrine early Mahayana East Asian Buddhism empty of inherent entity essence Fa-tsang faith Honen Hua-yen important Indian infinite Japan Japanese Lotus Sutra Madhyamaka Mahayana sutras Maitreya Manjusri meditation mind monastic monks moral Nagarjuna Nevertheless Nichiren nirvana non-dual non-Mahayana noumenon object origins particular path Perfection of Wisdom perhaps practice prajna Prajnaparamita pratyutpanna Pure Land Ratnagotravibhaga reality realm rebirth reborn reciting referred religious Sakyamuni samsara Sanskrit scholars schools seen sentient sGam Shinran sittra skilful means spiritual stage substratum consciousness Sukhavati Tantric Tathagata tathagatagarbha teaching texts Theravada things thought Tibet tradition trans translation truth Tsong kha ultimate Vinaya vows