Sakya: Or Buddhist Origins

ISBN-13: 9781138565524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 456 str.

Rhys Davids Caroline

Opis

Sakya or Buddhist Origins by Mrs. Rhys Davids is as relevant today as it was in 1928, the year of its first publication. Time has added to its value. The remarkable progress in the realm of Science has not abated man's yearning for the call of the quest.

Spis treści

Introductory Part I I. The Birth of a New Religion II. The Message of the SakyanIII. Dharma, Dhamma IV. Man’s Will in SkyaV. The Way and Becoming VI. The First "Sons of the Sakya" VII. The Mandate on Cause VIII. Musing (Bhyana)in Sakya IX. Sakya, Sankya, and The Self X. The Warding of Man XI. Rddhi, or The Man as More XII. Abhijna, or The Man Advancing XIII. The worlds in Sakya XIV. The Crown in the Mandate: Compassion XV. The Man of the New World XVI. The Teaching of the First men of Sakya Part IIXVII. Sakya Orphaned XVIII. Sakya in Conference XIX. Buddha-cult and the Not-Man XX. Sakya and the Records XXI. Sakya and Abhidhamma XXII. Sakya Revived in Asoka Appendix Index

O autorze

Caroline Augusta Rhys Davids (née Foley) (1857–1942) made a contribution to economics before becoming widely known as an editor, translator, and interpreter of Buddhist texts in the Pāli language. She was honorary secretary from 1907 and president of the Pali Text Society 1923-1942.