Pain and Its Ending

The Four Noble Truths in the Theravada Buddhist Canon
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-86231-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 255 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Reihe: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, Carol

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Historical Context for the Four Noble Truths; Chapter 1 Cultivating Religious Experiences: Doctrine and Di??hi; Chapter 2 Stories and a Symbol of the Buddha's Enlightenment; Chapter 3 Analyzing the Four Noble Truths; Chapter 4 Abhidhamma Analysis of the Four Noble Truths; Chapter 5 The Four Noble Truths and the Path; Chapter 6 Studies of the Four Noble Truths in Europe and the United States; Chapter 7 Symbols, Propositions, and Religious Experiences;

Über Autor(innen)

Carol S. Anderson