The forerunner of all things : Buddhaghosa on mind, intention, and agency /

Scholars have long been intrigued by the Buddha's defining action (karma) as intention. This book explores systematically how intention, agency, and moral psychology were interpreted in all branches of early Theravada thought, paying special attention to the thought of the 5th-century commentat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heim, Maria, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Buddhaghosa.
Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa > ca. 5. Jh.
Karma.
Theravāda Buddhism > Doctrines.
Bouddhisme Theravāda > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Karma
Theravāda Buddhism > Doctrines
Buddhistische Philosophie
Erkenntnistheorie
Handlungstheorie
Intention
Motivation
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Constructing Experience: Intention in the Suttas; 2. The Work of Intention: Mental Life in the Abhidhamma; 3. Culpability and Disciplinary Culture in the Vinaya; 4. Making Actions Intelligible: Intention and Mind in Stories; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

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