Awakening
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Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought engages students with lively anecdotes, essential primary and secondary sources, an accessible writing style, and a clear historical approach. The text focuses primarily on India, China, and Japan, while showing the relationships that exist between Eastern and Western traditions. Patrick Bresnan consistently links the past to the present, so students may see that Eastern traditions, however ancient their origins, are living traditions and relevant to modern times. Updates to the Sixth Edition include a new introduction as well as new approaches to problem areas throughout the text, but with special emphasis in Chapter 5 (Ashtanga Yoga), Chapter 10 (Basic Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha), Chapter 12(Mahayana Buddhism: Madhyamaka section) and Chapter 18 (Chan Buddhism: regarding the relationship of Chan Buddhism to Zen Buddhism). In addition, all references and source material have been brought up to date. The companion website includes two new videos and many new photos, produced by the author.
New to this Sixth Edition:
• A new introduction that provides a helpful overview of each of the nineteen chapters and important connections between them;
• An improved explanation of the nature of Vedanta philosophy, and a more logical organization of the Key Elements of the Upanishads in Chapter 3;
• An extensive rewrite of Chapter 5, which deals with the subject of Ashtanga Yoga as expressed in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali;
• A greatly improved presentation of Buddha’s “Four Noble Truths” in Chapter 10;
• A total recasting of the teaching of Nagarjuna in the Madhyamaka section of Chapter 12;
• A clearer and easier to understand presentation of the teaching of the Dao De Jing in Chapter 14;
• A major revision of Chapter 18 so as to clearly distinguish Chinese Chan from Japanese Zen;
• Greater emphasis throughout, where pertinent, on the role of meditation practice in all Eastern traditions;
• Revised and updated Questions for Discussion at the end of each chapter;
• New photos and two newly produced videos prepared by the author for the book’s companion website: http://patrickbresnan.com/.
Patrick S. Bresnan is a retired professor of history and philosophy at De Anza College, Cupertino, California, where he created a four-quarter course, Introduction to Eastern Philosophy, dealing with the historical development of the major philosophical traditions of Asian countries. That, plus extensive travel and study in Asia, resulted in the production of the college-level text Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought. Other books by Patrick S. Bresnan include Them: The Adventures of a College Classroom Teacher (2012) and The Amazing Meditation Revolution: West Meets East (2013).
Introduction
Part I Hinduism and Related Traditions of South Asia
Chapter 1: India Before the Vedas
The Lay of the Land
South Asia Before the Vedic Age
The Theory of Indo-Aryan Migrations
Varna: The Caste System
The Brahmin Caste
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 2: Veda and the Vedas
Yajna: The Vedic Sacrifice
The Vedic Pantheon
An Overview of Vedic Cosmology
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 3: Introduction to the Upanishads
Key Elements of the Upanishads
An Overview of Vedanta Cosmology
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 4: The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata
The Opening Scene
The Bhagavad Gita as Metaphor
The Awakened Person
Karma Yoga
Raja Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 5: Ashtanga Yoga
The General Nature of Yoga
The "Eight Limbs" of Ashtanga Yoga
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 6: Darshana
The Orthodox Darshanas
The Heterodox Darshanas
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 7: The Devotional Movement
The Trimurti
Ramanuja
The Hindu Temple
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 8: A Millennium of Strife
The Muslim Era
The Modern
Questions for Discussion
Part II Shakyamuni Buddha and the Early Development of Buddhism
Chapter 9: The Life Story of Shakyamuni Buddha
The Palace Youth
The Sadhu Years
The Awakening
The Teaching Years
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 10: Basic Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha
The Doctrine of Anatman
The Four Noble Truths
The Noble Eightfold Path
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 11: Theravada Buddhism
The Early Centuries
Ashoka
Theravada Buddhism
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 12: Mahayana Buddhism
Diversity and Religious Elements in Mahayana
The Nature of Buddha
Madhyamaka
Yogacara
The Bodhisattva
Artistic Expression in Early Mahayana
Questions for Discussion
Part III Non-Buddhist Traditions of East Asia
Chapter 13: Confucius and Confucianism
Confucius
Mencius
Other Voices from the Period of a Hundred Philosophers
Later Developments in the Evolution of Confucianism
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 14: Daoism
Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching)
Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu)
Religious Daoism
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 15: Shinto
The Shinto Creation Story
The Shinto Shrine and Festival
Historical Development of Shinto
Questions for Discussion
Part IV Buddhism in China and Japan
Chapter 16: Early Buddhism in China
Buddhism in the Tarim Basin
Tiantai Buddhism
Huayan Buddhism (Hua-Yen)
Pure Land Buddhism
Persecution and Recovery
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 17: Tibetan Buddhism
The Establishment of Buddhism in Tibet
The General Character of Buddhism in Tibet
A Historical Overview of Buddhism in Tibet
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 18: Chan Buddhism
Bodhidharma
Huineng
After Huineng
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 19: Zen Buddhism
Japan Before Zen
Rinzai and Soto Zen
The Zen Monastery
Zen and the Arts
Questions for Discussion
Works cited
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 24 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-06394-0 / 1138063940 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-06394-5 / 9781138063945 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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