On Understanding Buddhists

Essays on the Theravāda Tradition in Sri Lanka

John Ross Carter (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

251 Seiten

1993
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-1413-2 (ISBN)

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Carter unfolds the cumulative traditions of Theravāda Buddhism by showing how one "looks at the world through Buddhist eyes." Presenting evidence from the Buddhist heritage in Sri Lanka, he develops a disciplined, inclusive approach to understanding notions of ethical living and "faith," or how individuals live life religiously. The author examines Buddhism as a worldview, reviewing the process of its origins and the development of its important concepts such as the pursuit of dhamma by Buddhists; the "Four Noble Truths;" the notion of refuge and the process of transcending; the role of the Buddhist monk (bhikkhu); and the role of music in ritual chant and song.

John Ross Carter is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and the Director of Chapel House at Colgate University. He is the author of Dhamma: Western Academic and Sinhalese Buddhist Interpretations; editor of Religiousness in Sri Lanka; co-editor of Religiousness in Yoga: Lectures on Theory and Practice; editor of The Threefold Refuge; and co-author of The Dhammapada: A New English Translation with the Pali Text and the First English Translation of the Commentary's Explanation of the Verses with Notes Translated from Sinhala Sources and Critical Textual Comments.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Origin and Development of "Buddhism" and "Religion" in the Study of the Theravada Buddhist Tradition

2. The Coming of "Early Buddhism" to Sri Lanka

3. Dhamma at the Center

4. The Notion of Refuge

5. A Response to the Four Noble Truths

6. Beyond "Beyond Good and Evil"

7. Faith in the Wake of the Dhammapada

8. There Are Buddhists Living in Sri Lanka Today

9. Music in the Theravada Buddhist Heritage: In Chant, in Song, in Sri Lanka

10. The Soteriological Process and Its Sociological Relevance in the Sinhala Theravada Buddhist Tradition

11. The Role of the American Scholar in Buddhist Studies in Sri Lanka

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.1993
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Buddhist Studies
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 0
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	0-7914-1413-2 / 0791414132
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-1413-2 / 9780791414132
Zustand	Neuware