Asian traditions of meditation /

Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much of their heritage to ancient India and China. This volume brings together for the first time studies of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Eifring, Halvor (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
Temas:
Meditation > Asia > Cross-cultural studies.
Meditation
Méditation > Asie > Études transculturelles.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Devotional.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Asia
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is meditation? / Halvor Eifring
  • Types of meditation / Halvor Eifring
  • Samadhi in the yoga sutras / Edwin F. Bryant
  • Yantra and cakra in tantric meditation / Madhu Khanna
  • The history of Jaina meditation / Johannes Bronkhorst
  • Nam Simran in the Sikh religion / Kristina Myrvold
  • Meditation objects in Pali Buddhist texts / Sarah Shaw
  • Tibetan longevity meditation / Geoffrey Samuel
  • Kanhua meditation in Chinese Zen / Morten Schlutter
  • Meditation in the classical Daoist tradition / Harold D. Roth
  • "Quiet sitting" in neo-Confucianism / Masaya Mabuchi
  • The science of meditation / Are Holen.

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