Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment
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| − | |BookToc=Preface | + | |BookToc=*{{i|Preface|''vii''}} |
| − | Introduction | + | *{{i|Introduction|''1''}} |
| − | PART ONE: FAITH | + | <center>PART ONE: FAITH</center> |
| − | 1. The Primacy of Faith in Buddhism | + | *{{i|1. The Primacy of Faith in Buddhism|11}} |
| − | 2. Patriarchal Faith and Doctrinal Faith | + | *{{i|2. Patriarchal Faith and Doctrinal Faith|19}} |
| − | 3. Buddha-nature and Patriarchal Faith | + | *{{i|3. Buddha-nature and Patriarchal Faith|25}} |
| − | 4. Essence-Function versus Subject-Object Constructions | + | *{{i|4. Essence-Function versus Subject-Object Constructions|35}} |
| − | 5. Nonbacksliding Faith and Backsliding Faith | + | *{{i|5. Nonbacksliding Faith and Backsliding Faith|43}} |
| − | 6. The Two Truths and Skill-in-Means | + | *{{i|6. The Two Truths and Skill-in-Means|49}} |
| − | PART TWO: PRACTICE | + | <center>PART TWO: PRACTICE</center> |
| − | 7. The Unity of Faith and Enlightenment in Practice | + | *{{i|7. The Unity of Faith and Enlightenment in Practice|55}} |
| − | 8. Bodhidharma's Wall Meditation | + | *{{i|8. Bodhidharma's Wall Meditation|59}} |
| − | 9. Questioning Meditation and the Dynamics of Faith | + | *{{i|9. Questioning Meditation and the Dynamics of Faith|66}} |
| − | 10.Practice in the Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith | + | *{{i|10.Practice in the Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith|78}} |
| − | 11. Faith and Practice in Pure Land Buddhism | + | *{{i|11. Faith and Practice in Pure Land Buddhism|90}} |
| − | 12. Faith as the Practice of Compassion | + | *{{i|12. Faith as the Practice of Compassion|96}} |
PART THREE: ENLIGHTENMENT | PART THREE: ENLIGHTENMENT | ||
| − | 13. Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Practice | + | *{{i|13. Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Practice|105}} |
| − | 14. Faith and Enlightenment in the Hua-yen Sutra | + | *{{i|14. Faith and Enlightenment in the Hua-yen Sutra|110}} |
| − | 15. Kkaech'im: The Experience of Brokenness | + | *{{i|15. Kkaech'im: The Experience of Brokenness|123}} |
| − | 16. Revolution of the Basis | + | *{{i|16. Revolution of the Basis|126}} |
| − | 17. The Three Gates | + | *{{i|17. The Three Gates|133}} |
| − | Conclusion | + | *{{i|Conclusion|137}} |
| − | Abbreviations | + | *{{i|Abbreviations|145}} |
| − | Notes | + | *{{i|Notes|147}} |
| − | Glossary of Chinese Characters | + | *{{i|Glossary of Chinese Characters|159}} |
| − | Bibliography | + | *{{i|Bibliography|169}} |
| − | Index | + | *{{i|Index|205}} |
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Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment explains how sudden enlightenment occurs through the awakening of patriarchal faith. This is the non-dual affirmation that one is already Buddha as opposed to the doctrinal, dualistic faith that one can become Buddha. The essence of the presentation is that patriarchal faith forms the basis for sudden enlightenment in Zen meditation. For the practitioner, this book establishes the Zen method of mind-cultivation on a higher level by introducing a new understanding of awakening right faith.
Included is extensive material on the history of faith in Buddhism with the main attention devoted to Ch'an (Zen) and Hua-yen. There are also substantial discussions of Buddhist antecedents to these schools and of the Pure Land School.
This is the first book in English to examine the central role of faith in Mahayana Buddhism. The author's approach develops from his personal experiences as a son (Zen) monk of the Chogye order, which was heavily influenced by the integration of meditation and scriptural study established by Chinul. (Source: Suny Press)
| Citation | Park, Sung Bae. Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment. SUNY Series in Religious Studies. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983. |
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