Rethinking the Buddha : early Buddhist philosophy as meditative perception /

Shulman traces the development of the four noble truths, which in fact originated as observations to be cultivated during meditation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shulman, Eviatar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Meditation > Buddhism.
Buddhist philosophy.
Buddhism > Doctrines.
Philosophie bouddhique.
Bouddhisme > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Buddhism > Doctrines
Buddhist philosophy
Meditation > Buddhism
Buddhismus
Lehre
Meditation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. The structural relationship between philosophy and meditation. 1.1. The standard description of liberation ; 1.2. "Cessation of perception and feeling" ; 1.3. Broader theoretical perspectives ; 1.3.1. Buddhist pessimism ; 1.3.2. Experience and meditative experience ; 1.4. Methodological considerations: which texts will be relied on and why?
  • Chapter 2. A philosophy of being human. 2.1. Did the Buddha eschew metaphysics? ; 2.2. Selflessness ; 2.3. Dependent-origination (Paiccasamuppada) ; 2.3.1. The twelve links and beyond ; 2.2.2. The middle ; 2.4. Summary
  • Chapter 3. Mindfulness, or how philosophy becomes perception. 3.1. The Satipahana-sutta's presentation of mindfulness ; 3.2. On the relationship between the practice of mindfulness and jhana-meditation ; 3.3. Summary
  • Chapter 4. The Four Noble Truths as meditative perception. 4.1. This ; 4.2. The four truths and dependent-origination ; 4.3. The four truths and selflessness ; 4.4. The fourth truth of the path ; 4.5. The four observations and liberation ; 4.6. The first sermon reconsidered ; 4.7. Summary
  • Chapter 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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