Reconstructing Early Buddhism

ISBN-13: 9781009236522 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Roderick S. Bucknell

Opis

Addresses key and contested questions regarding early Buddhism, revealing the path of meditative practice most likely followed by the Buddha.

Recenzje

'This excellent book sheds fresh light on the early Buddhist tradition.' Huỳnh Cao Nhựt Quang, Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Part I. Background and Context: 1. Introducing the project; 2. The Saṅgha and the oral transmission; 3. Scriptural sources; Part II. The Path: 4. The stepwise training; 5. Derivative accounts of the path; 6. The eightfold path; Part III. The Practice: 7. Mindfulness; 8. Concentration; 9. The three knowledges; Part IV. In Conclusion: 10. Summary and implications.