About the Book
This anthology illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present, by presenting a selection of forty-eight translated texts including hagiographies, monastic rules, pilgrimage songs, apocryphal sutras, and didactic tales from India, China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Burma. Most of these pieces have never before been translated into a Western language, and each is preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. Together they are designed to do nothing less than reshape the way in which Buddhism is understood. These unusual sources provide the reader with a sense of the remarkable diversity of the practices of persons who over the course of 2,500 years have been identified, by themselves or by others, as Buddhists. In this rich variety, there are often contradictions, such that the practices of one Buddhist community might seem strange or unfamiliar to another. At the same time, however, there is evidence here of many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and topography.
From "A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities" through "On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard" to "Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful," the selections here are an ideal introduction to Buddhism and a source of new insights for scholars.
Table of Contents:
| | Princeton Readings in Religions |
| 1 | A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities |
| 2 | Consecrating the Buddha |
| 3 | Sutra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha |
| 4 | Reading Others' Minds |
| 5 | The Prayer of the Original Buddha |
| 6 | Myoe's Letter to the Island |
| 7 | The Tathagatagarbha Sutra |
| 8 | The Whole Universe as a Sutra |
| 9 | Gotami's Story |
| 10 | The Great Bliss Queen |
| 11 | Story of Simhala, the Caravan Leader |
| 12 | A Prayer for the Long Life of the Dalai Lama |
| 13 | Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Guanyin |
| 14 | A Mahayana Liturgy |
| 15 | A Discussion of Seated Zen |
| 16 | The Way to Meditation |
| 17 | Buddhism and the State in Early Japan |
| 18 | Original Enlightenment Thought in the Nichiren Tradition |
| 19 | The Matsumoto Debate |
| 20 | A Prophecy of the Death of the Dharma |
| 21 | The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma |
| 22 | A Heretical Chinese Buddhist Text |
| 23 | Eschatology in the Wheel of Time Tantra |
| 24 | Atisa's A Lamp for the Path to Awakening |
| 25 | The Advice to Layman Tundila |
| 26 | The Legend of the Iron Stupa |
| 27 | Two Tantric Meditations: Visualizing the Deity |
| 28 | The Story of the Horn Blowing |
| 29 | A Summary of the Seven Books of the Abhidhamma |
| 30 | On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard |
| 31 | Pure Land Buddhist Worship and Meditation in China |
| 32 | Aryadeva and Candrakirti on Self and Selfishness |
| 33 | A Modern Sermon on Merit Making |
| 34 | Saramati's Entering into the Great Vehicle |
| 35 | Auspicious Things |
| 36 | Tales of the Lotus Sutra |
| 37 | Daily Life in the Assembly |
| 38 | Deaths, Funerals, and the Division of Property in a Monastic Code |
| 39 | A Rite for Restoring the Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows |
| 40 | Awakening Stories of Zen Buddhist Women |
| 41 | The Chinese Life of Nagarjuna |
| 42 | Atisa's Journey to Sumatra |
| 43 | Bimba's Lament |
| 44 | Hagiographies of the Korean Monk Wonhyo |
| 45 | The Illustrated Biography of Ippen |
| 46 | Account of the Buddhist Thaumaturge Baozhi |
| 47 | Buddhist Chaplains in the Field of Battle |
| 48 | Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful |
| | Index
32%
Quick View
Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World
Newport, Cal
₹271 ₹399
36%
Quick View
My First Library: Boxset of 10 Board Books for Kids
₹480 ₹750
31%
Quick View
Atomic Habits
James Clear
₹620 ₹899
Quick View
My First Book of Patterns Pencil Control: Patterns Practice book for kids (Pattern Writing)
No Author
₹120
24%
Quick View
My First 365 Coloring Book
₹303 ₹399
25%
Quick View
Animals Tales From Panchatantra
₹262 ₹349
32%
Quick View
1001 Ultimate Brain Booster Activities for 3 to 6 Years Old Kids
₹339 ₹499
26%
Quick View
Wise and Otherwise: A salute to Life [Paperback] Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty
₹221 ₹299
14%
Quick View
Dopamine Detox: A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things
Thibaut Meurisse
₹211 ₹245
Product Details - ISBN-13: 9780691044415
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press
- Height: 235 mm
- No of Pages: 624
- Series Title: Princeton Readings in Religions
- Width: 152 mm
- ISBN-10: 0691044414
- Publisher Date: 13 Aug 1995
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
- Returnable: Y
- Weight: 879 gr
21%  Quick ViewBuddhism In PracticeJr. Donald S Lopez ₹632 ₹800 29%  Quick ViewBuddhism in PracticeDonald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹3,018 ₹4,250 12%  Quick ViewBuddhism and ScienceDonald S. Lopez Jr. ₹1,725 ₹1,953  Quick ViewBuddhism and ScienceDonald S. Lopez Jr. ₹2,308  Quick ViewCritical Terms for the St...Donald S. Lopez Jr. ₹10,168 37%  Quick ViewCritical Terms for the St...Donald S. Lopez Jr. ₹2,050 ₹3,254 17%  Quick ViewThe Story of BuddhismDonald S Lopez ₹1,404 ₹1,691 38%  Quick ViewCurators of the Buddha – ...Donald S. Lopez Jr. ₹2,241 ₹3,615  Quick ViewOr Princeton Dictionary o...Donald S. Lopez ₹5,607 28%  Quick ViewThe Princeton Dictionary ...Donald S. Lopez ₹4,176 ₹5,800 21%  Quick ViewReligions Of India In Pra...Jr. Donald S Lopez ₹672 ₹850 7%  Quick ViewReligions of Tibet in Pra...Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹4,483 ₹4,820 30%  Quick ViewAsian Religions in Practi...Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹2,625 ₹3,750 7%  Quick ViewReligions of India in Pra...Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹6,500 ₹6,989 27%  Quick ViewReligions of China in Pra...Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹5,102 ₹6,989 5%  Quick ViewReligions of Asia in Prac...Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ₹6,640 ₹6,989 2%  Quick ViewStudying Buddhism in Prac...John S. Harding ₹17,124 ₹17,473
Customer Reviews
CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE
These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").
By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
- You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
- All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
- All content that you post is accurate;
- You are at least 13 years old;
- Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
You further agree that you may not submit any content:
- That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
- That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
- That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
- That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
- For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
- That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
- That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice,
Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set
forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create
derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,
Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with
Privacy Policy.
All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any
content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.
Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are
generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you,
not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.
Accept
7%
Quick View
GCSE Combined Science AQA Higher Complete Revision & Practice w/ Online Ed, Videos & Quizzes
CGP Books
₹2,240 ₹2,409
39%
Quick View
Visual Guide Our Universe
Susanne Stemmer
₹363 ₹595
41%
Quick View
Five Views on the Gospel
Scot McKnight
₹1,313 ₹2,225
Inspired by your browsing history
Quick View
Buddhism in Practice
Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
₹1,218 ₹2,899
You've already reviewed this product!
An OTP has been sent to your
Registered Email Id:
Hi, Welcome to Bookswagon
Hi! I'm Vidya, your virtual assistant.
Need a book recommendation, help with your order or support with any query? I’m here to assist you.
ASK VIDYA
|
