Sangharakshita

A Guide to the Buddhist Path

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this highly readable handbook on the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, Sangharakshita guides the reader through this sometimes complex religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Windhorse Publications
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 171mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781907314056
• ISBN-10: 1907314059
• Artikelnr.: 32430411

Inhaltsangabe

Preface PART ONE Introduction THE BUDDHA •Who is the Buddha? •Archetypal
Symbolism in the Biography of the Buddha •The Symbolism of the Five
Buddhas, 'Male' and 'Female' •The Five Wisdoms THE DHARMA •The Word of the
Buddha •Wrong View, Right View, Perfect View •The Wheel of Life and the
Spiral Path •The Six Realms •The Twelve Links •Stopping the Wheel •The
Spiral Path THE SANGHA •The Traditional Significance of the Sangha •The
Primacy of Going for Refuge •What Members of the Spiritual Community Do
•Communication •Friendship •Unfailing Mutual Kindness PART TWO Introduction
MORALITY •The Criterion of Ethics •The Five Precepts •The Principle of
Non-Violence •The Principle of Non-Exploitation •Contentment •Levels of
Communication •Awareness MEDITATION •A System of Meditation •The Five Basic
Methods of Meditation •Alienated Awareness and Integrated Awareness •The
Four Brahma-Viharas •The Dhyanas •The Symbolism of the Five Elements in the
Stupa •The Stupa Visualisation Practice WISDOM •The Three Characteristics
of Existence •The Bodhicitta •How the Bodhicitta Arises •Enlightenment,
Eternity, and Time •The 'Goal' of Nirvana •Enlightenment Further Reading
Notes Index