What the Buddha Taught

Walpola Rahula (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

1997 | New edition
Oneworld Academic (Verlag)
978-1-85168-142-6 (ISBN)

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This clear and informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom. It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas and the Dhammapada, a glossary of Buddhist terms and an up-to-date bibliography.

The Venerable Dr Walpola Sri Rahula was a Buddhist monk and scholar. He received a traditional training and education in his native Sri Lanka before studying at the University of Calcutta and the Sorbonne. He held a chair at Northwestern University, Illinois, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Vidyodaya University, Colombo. He is widely regarded as one of the most qualified and enlightened scholars of the Buddhist tradition, with a deep knowledge of the original texts.

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

The Buddha

1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha

3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: ‘The Arising of Dukkha’

4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: ‘The Cessation of Dukkha’

5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: ‘The Path’

6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta

7 ‘Meditation’ or Mental Culture: Bhavana

8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today

SELECTED TEXTS

Abbreviations

Selected Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.9.1997
Reihe/Serie	Oneworld Classics in Religious Studies
Vorwort	Paul Demieville
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	247 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	1-85168-142-6 / 1851681426
ISBN-13	978-1-85168-142-6 / 9781851681426
Zustand	Neuware