Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
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**{{i|''The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature''|47}} | **{{i|''The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature''|47}} | ||
**{{i|''Wisdom'' (prajña) ''and its perfection''|49}} | **{{i|''Wisdom'' (prajña) ''and its perfection''|49}} | ||
| − | **{{i|''Absence of Self – the extensive perspective|51}} | + | **{{i|''Absence of Self – the extensive perspective''|51}} |
**{{i|''The Bodhisattva''|55}} | **{{i|''The Bodhisattva''|55}} | ||
*{{i|'''3 Mādhyamika'''|'''63'''}} | *{{i|'''3 Mādhyamika'''|'''63'''}} | ||
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**{{i|''A brief note on Mādhyamika method''|71}} | **{{i|''A brief note on Mādhyamika method''|71}} | ||
**{{i|''Three Mādhyamika critiques''|72}} | **{{i|''Three Mādhyamika critiques''|72}} | ||
| − | **{{i|''On causation''|73}} | + | ***{{i|''On causation''|73}} |
| − | **{{i|''On the Self''|74}} | + | ***{{i|''On the Self''|74}} |
| − | **{{i|''On nirvāṇa''|75}} | + | ***{{i|''On nirvāṇa''|75}} |
**{{i|''The two truths''|76}} | **{{i|''The two truths''|76}} | ||
**{{i|''Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline''|79}} | **{{i|''Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline''|79}} | ||
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**{{i|''Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition''|100}} | **{{i|''Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition''|100}} | ||
*{{i|'''5 The Tathāgatagarbha'''|'''103'''}} | *{{i|'''5 The Tathāgatagarbha'''|'''103'''}} | ||
| − | Some | + | **{{i|''Some Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras''|104}} |
| − | The | + | **{{i|''The'' Tathāgatagarbha ''in the'' Ratnagotravibhāga|109}} |
| − | Tibet – the gzhan stong and rang stong dispute 112 | + | **{{i|''Tibet – the'' gzhan stong ''and'' rang stong ''dispute''|112}} |
| − | The Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) and the | + | **{{i|''The'' Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) ''and the'' |
| − | Tathagatagarbha in East Asia 115 | + | Tathagatagarbha ''in East Asia''|115}} |
| − | + | **{{i|''Dōgen on the Buddha-nature''|119}} | |
| − | A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate | + | **{{i|''A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate |
| − | on not-Self in Thai Buddhism 122 | + | on not-Self in Thai Buddhism''|122}} |
| − | Critical Buddhism 122 | + | **{{i|''Critical Buddhism''|122}} |
| − | Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism 125 | + | **{{i|''Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism''|125}} |
| − | 6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition 129 | + | *{{i|'''6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition'''|'''129'''}} |
Buddhism in China 129 | Buddhism in China 129 | ||
The Avatatsaka Setra 132 | The Avatatsaka Setra 132 | ||
Revision as of 14:03, 26 June 2020
Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen.
Paul Williams’ Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion’s diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams’ book the ideal companion to their studies. (Source: Routledge)
| Citation | Williams, Paul. Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations. 2nd ed. The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices. New York: Routledge, 2009. https://archive.org/details/mahayanabuddhismthedoctrinalfoundationspaulwilliamsroutledgeseealtruismandreality_202003_445_W/mode/2up. |
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