Buddhist Wisdom Books: Containing "The Diamond Sutra" and "The Heart Sutra"

Conze, Edward

Religion & Spirituality

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As prayer is to the Christian life, so meditation is the very heart of Buddhist life. With enlightenment, or the state of Nirvana, as its goal, the practice of meditation also serves to foster spiritual development, alleviate pain, soothe the mind, and reveal the truth of existence. Author Edward Conze recognizes that this book cannot provide a cure for every ill; instead, he seeks to offer guidance, along with knowledge of historical and psychological interest. The introduction, explaining the meaning and purpose of Buddhist meditation, is followed by a series of devotional exercises. Instructions on maintaining mental and physical awareness during meditation includes advice on postures, breathing, repudiation of the sensory world, remembrance of mortality, disdain for corporal existence, attaining a trance state, and the recollection of the goal: Nirvana. A convert to Buddhism who devoted much of his life to translating many of the fundamental Mahayanist scriptures into English, the author was the forerunner of a whole new breed of Western scholars in Buddhism. His informative and direct explanations of Buddhist wisdom have enlightened generations of readers.

Buddhist Meditation

Buddhism

Unwin Hyman

Views the development and traditions of Buddhism within the context of four historical epochs centering around the early era and the rise of the Hinayana, the rise of the Mahayana, the rise of Tantra and Zen, and the era of conservation that marked the religion from 1000 A.D. to 1978

A short history of Buddhism

Allen And Unwin

A Short History of Buddhism

Discusses Indian Buddhist philosophy in three phases of its development

Buddhist thought in India: Three phases of Buddhist philosophy

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Allen& Unwin

The Diamond Sutra & The Heart Sutra, translated & explained. 1988, clean copy

Buddhist Wisdom Books: The Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra

Buddhism, Eastern Relgious Studies

Buddhism: Its Essence and Development

Harpercollins College Div

As an intensely practical religion, Buddhism has concentrated on devising a great number of meditations. In recent years psychologists have shown great interest in the therapeutic value of these meditations, but accurate information about them has been hard to come by. The most outstanding original documents have now been made accessible by Edward Conze, who translated them from Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan. The volume, originally published in 1956, also deals with the meaning of Buddhist meditation, and the relation of its methods and presuppositions to modern psychology.

Reference

Routledge

Originally published in 1962. This book discusses and interprets the main themes of Buddhist thought in India and is divided into three parts: <ol>
<li>Archaic Buddhism: Tacit assumptions, the problem of "original Buddhism", the three marks and the perverted views, the five cardinal virtues, the cultivation of the social emotions, Dharma and dharmas, Skandhas, sense-fields and elements.</li> <li>The Sthaviras: the eighteen schools, doctrinal disputes, the unconditioned and the process of salvation, some Abhidharma problems.</li> <li>The Mahayana: doctrines common to all Mahayanists, the Madhyamikas, the Yogacarins, Buddhist logic, the Tantras. </li> </ol>

Buddhist Thought in India: Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy

In this important book, Edward Conze discusses Indian Buddhist philosophy in three phases. The first deals with Archaic Buddhism, the question of "original" doctrine, and the basic tenets common to all Buddhist sects. The second and third consider the two main schools of early Buddhism: Hinayana or "scholastic" Buddhism, and Mahayana, the more metaphysical school of thought. Conze carefully and clearly explains the development of the fundamental ideas of Buddhism in India and in what form each sect adopted them. He looks at doctinal disputes, literary sources, Buddhist logic, Nirvana, ideas of self, and other areas, thus providing the reader with a useful guide to the history and philosophy of Buddhism. Buddhist Thought in India is essential for those who wish to expand their knowledge of Eastern thought. Students and scholars of philosophy, religion, South Asian studies, and other fields will find it an invaluable resource.

Buddhist Thought in India: Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)

University of Michigan Press

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Buddhist Wisdom Books: Containing "The Diamond Sutra" and "The Heart Sutra"

Buddhist Meditation

A short history of Buddhism

A Short History of Buddhism

Buddhist thought in India: Three phases of Buddhist philosophy

Buddhist Wisdom Books: The Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra

Buddhism: Its Essence and Development

Buddhist Meditation

Buddhist Thought in India: Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy

Buddhist Thought in India: Three Phases of Buddhist Philosophy (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)