Skillful Means

The Heart of Buddhist Compassion

John W. Schroeder (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

1994
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-2442-6 (ISBN)

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This title analyzes one of the most important ideas in Buddhist philosophy: the doctrine of ""skillful means."" It presents an analysis of a familiar subject, thus providing a way of understanding Buddhist thought. It argues that Buddhism is best understood as a philosophy of practice - or a ""metapraxis"" - and that terms such as ""emptiness,"" ""non-self,"" and ""nirvana"" refer less to metaphysical principles than to skillful teachings that help people cultivate compassion and mindfulness. Each section of the book focuses on a debate over philosophical justification and the problem of trying to establish a fixed doctrine in Buddhism and reveals an on-going debate that is central to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.2001
Reihe/Serie	Monographs of the Society for Asian & Comparative Philosophy
Verlagsort	Honolulu, HI
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	0-8248-2442-3 / 0824824423
ISBN-13	978-0-8248-2442-6 / 9780824824426
Zustand	Neuware