Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations
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**{{i|''On the origins of the Mahāyāna – some more sūtras''|30}} | **{{i|''On the origins of the Mahāyāna – some more sūtras''|30}} | ||
**{{i|''The justification of the Mahāyāna sutras''|38}} | **{{i|''The justification of the Mahāyāna sutras''|38}} | ||
− | 2 The Perfection of Wisdom ( | + | *{{i|'''2 The ''Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) Sūtras'' '''|'''45'''}} |
− | On the | + | **{{i|''On the Mahāyāna sūtras''|45}} |
− | The origins and development of the | + | **{{i|''The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature''|47}} |
− | Wisdom (prajña) and its perfection 49 | + | **{{i|''Wisdom'' (prajña) ''and its perfection''|49}} |
− | Absence of Self – the extensive perspective 51 | + | **{{i|''Absence of Self – the extensive perspective''|51}} |
− | The Bodhisattva 55 | + | **{{i|''The Bodhisattva''|55}} |
− | 3 | + | *{{i|'''3 Mādhyamika'''|'''63'''}} |
− | + | **{{i|''Nāgārjuna and Āryadeva''|63}} | |
− | The development of the | + | **{{i|''The development of the Mādhyamika tradition in India''|65}} |
− | Emptiness and intrinsic existence – the incompatible rivals 68 | + | **{{i|''Emptiness and intrinsic existence – the incompatible rivals''|68}} |
− | A brief note on | + | **{{i|''A brief note on Mādhyamika method''|71}} |
− | Three | + | **{{i|''Three Mādhyamika critiques''|72}} |
− | On causation 73 | + | ***{{i|''On causation''|73}} |
− | On the Self 74 | + | ***{{i|''On the Self''|74}} |
− | On | + | ***{{i|''On nirvāṇa''|75}} |
− | The two truths 76 | + | **{{i|''The two truths''|76}} |
− | + | **{{i|''Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline''|79}} | |
− | Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline 79 | + | **{{i|''A final note – Mādhyamika in China and East Asia''|81}} |
− | A final note – | + | *{{i|'''4 Yogācāra'''|'''84'''}} |
− | 4 | + | **{{i|''Background''|84}} |
− | Background 84 | + | **{{i|''The Yogācāra tradition – scholars and texts''|86}} |
− | The | + | **{{i|''The three natures'' (trisvabhava)|88}} |
− | The three natures (trisvabhava) 88 | + | **{{i|''Mind''|92}} |
− | Mind 92 | + | **{{i|''Substratum consciousness, consciousness and immaculate consciousness''|97}} |
− | Substratum consciousness, consciousness and immaculate consciousness 97 | + | **{{i|''Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition''|100}} |
− | Yet more disputes within the | + | *{{i|'''5 The Tathāgatagarbha'''|'''103'''}} |
− | 5 The | + | **{{i|''Some Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras''|104}} |
− | Some | + | **{{i|''The'' Tathāgatagarbha ''in the'' Ratnagotravibhāga|109}} |
− | The | + | **{{i|''Tibet – the'' gzhan stong ''and'' rang stong ''dispute''|112}} |
− | Tibet – the gzhan stong and rang stong dispute 112 | + | **{{i|''The'' Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) ''and the''<br> Tathagatagarbha ''in East Asia''|115}} |
− | The Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) and the | + | **{{i|''Dōgen on the Buddha-nature''|119}} |
− | Tathagatagarbha in East Asia 115 | + | **{{i|''A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate on<br> not-Self in Thai Buddhism''|122}} |
− | + | **{{i|''Critical Buddhism''|122}} | |
− | A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate | + | **{{i|''Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism''|125}} |
− | on not-Self in Thai Buddhism 122 | + | *{{i|'''6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition'''|'''129'''}} |
− | Critical Buddhism 122 | + | **{{i|''Buddhism in China''|129}} |
− | Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism 125 | + | **{{i|''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra|132}} |
− | 6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition 129 | + | **{{i|''The Huayan tradition in China''|138}} |
− | Buddhism in China 129 | + | **{{i|''Huayan thought – Fazang’s 'Treatise on the Golden Lion' ''|141}} |
− | The | + | **{{i|''A note on some aspects of Huayan practice''|144}} |
− | The Huayan tradition in China 138 | + | **{{i|''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra ''and Vairocana in Buddhist art''|146}} |
− | Huayan thought – Fazang’s | + | *{{i|'''7 The ''Saddharmapuṇḍarīka (Lotus) Sūtra'' and its influences'''|'''149'''}} |
− | A note on some aspects of Huayan practice 144 | + | **{{i|''A note on Tiantai (Tendai)''|161}} |
− | The | + | **{{i|''Nichiren Shōnin and his tradition''|165}} |
− | 7 The | + | *{{i|'''8 On the bodies of the Buddha'''|'''172'''}} |
− | A note on Tiantai (Tendai) 161 | + | **{{i|''Prolegomenon to the Mahāyāna''|172}} |
− | Nichiren | + | **{{i|''The bodies of the Buddha and the philosophy of emptiness''|176}} |
− | 8 On the bodies of the Buddha 172 | + | **{{i|''Yogācāra – the system develops''|179}} |
− | Prolegomenon to the | + | **{{i|''A note on the dGe lugs schema of the Buddha's bodies''|182}} |
− | The bodies of the Buddha and the philosophy of emptiness 176 | + | **{{i|''A final note: the 'nonabiding nirvāṇa' and the lifespan of the Buddha''|185}} |
− | + | *{{i|'''9 The path of the Bodhisattva'''|187}} | |
− | A note on the dGe lugs schema of the | + | **{{i|''Buddhism reaches Tibet''|187}} |
− | A final note: the | + | **{{i|''The eighth-century debates''|191}} |
− | + | **{{i|''Compassion and the Bodhicitta''|194}} | |
− | 9 The path of the Bodhisattva 187 | + | **{{i|''Bodhisattva stages, paths and perfections''|200}} |
− | Buddhism reaches Tibet 187 | + | *{{i|'''10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas<br> and Bodhisattvas'''|'''209'''}} |
− | The eighth-century debates 191 | + | **{{i|Buddhānusmṛti – ''recollection of the Buddha''|209}} |
− | Compassion and the Bodhicitta 194 | + | **{{i|''The'' pratyutpanna samādhi ''and Huiyuan''|212}} |
− | Bodhisattva stages, paths and perfections 200 | + | **{{i|''The notion of a Buddha Field'' (buddhakṣetra)|214}} |
− | 10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 209 | + | **{{i|''Some Bodhisattvas''|218}} |
− | + | ***{{i|''Maitreya''|218}} | |
− | The pratyutpanna | + | ***{{i|''Avalokiteśvara''|221}} |
− | The notion of a Buddha Field ( | + | ***{{i|''Tārā''|225}} |
− | Some Bodhisattvas 218 | + | ***{{i|''Mañjuśrī''|226}} |
− | Maitreya 218 | + | ***{{i|''Kṣitigarbha''|229}} |
− | + | **{{i|Some Buddhas|231}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|''Akṣobhya''|231}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|''Bhaiṣajyaguru''|234}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|''Amitābha/Amitāyus''|238}} | |
− | Some Buddhas 231 | + | ****{{i|''The Amitābha sūtras''|238}} |
− | + | ****{{i|''Amitābha’s Pure Land in China''|243}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|''Hōnen Shōnin (1133–1212)''|254}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|''Shinran Shōnin (1173–1262)''|259}} | |
− | The | + | **{{i|''Notes''|267}} |
− | + | **{{i|''References''|389}} | |
− | + | **{{i|''Index of names''|422}} | |
− | Shinran | + | **{{i|''Index of subjects''|430}} |
− | Notes 267 | + | |PublisherLogo=File:Routledge logo.png |
− | References 389 | + | |StopPersonRedirects=No |
− | Index of names 422 | ||
− | Index of subjects 430 | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 29 June 2023
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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