The Twilight LanguageRoutledge, 13/09/2013 - 248 páginas Explores the nature of Buddha's enlightenment and the meaning of Buddhist symbolism, discussing the relationship between Buddhist meditative techniques and examples of Buddhist symbolism found in early Pali texts and in the twilight language of the tantras. |
Índice
| 1 | |
II The Twilight Language in Historical Context
| 23 |
III Concentration
| 36 |
IV Insight Meditation
| 49 |
V The Three Knowledges
| 78 |
VI The Five Symbolic Groups
| 103 |
VII The Maṇḍala and Cakras | 117 |
VIII Doctrinal and Historical Implications | 154 |
IX Conclusion
| 192 |
Notes
| 198 |
| 228 | |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
The Twilight Language: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and Symbolism Roderick S. Bucknell,Martin Stuart-Fox Pré-visualização limitada - 1993 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Abhidhamma Aksobhya Amitabha Amoghasiddhi arising asavas associated attained awareness belong bijas birth Buddhadasa Buddhist meditation Chapter colours consciousness correspondences course of meditative course of practice described developed dhammas Dharma-wheel dhyani Buddhas discussion doctrine dukkha earlier earth elements elephant emblem emotional involvement enlightenment example experience fire five fivefold classification flow former existences four Noble Truths Gotama Gotama’s teaching Govinda Hrih image sequences India insight meditation insight practice interpretation jhana karma Krishnamurti liberation lotus macrocosmic Mahayana mandala mantra Mara meditation masters meditative practice meditative stages meditative techniques meditative tradition mental mindfulness of breathing monks mudra nirvana no-danger object observation of linking one’s onepointedness Pali parallelism prac Ratnasambhava rebirth recognized reference retracing right concentration right insight samatha samsara Sangha suttas symbolic language tanha Tenfold Path texts Theravada third knowledge thought sequences thought-stream three knowledges Tibetan tion Tipitaka Twilight Language vahanas Vairocana vajra Vajrayana vipassana watch