The Awakening of Faith

Attributed to Asvaghosha
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-231-13156-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hakeda, Yoshito S.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hakeda, Yoshito S.

Abé, Ryuichi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Wm. Theodore de BaryPrefaceIntroductionIntroduction to the Reprint Edition, by by Ryuichi AbéInvocationThe Contents of the Discourse Part 1 The Reasons for Writing Part 2 Outline Part 3 Interpretation Chapter One: Revelation of True Meaning I. One Mind and Its Two AspectsA. The Mind in Terms of the Absolute1. Truly Empty2. Truly NonemptyB. The Mind in Terms of Phenomena 1. The Storehouse Consciousnessa. The Aspect of Enlightenment(1) Original Enlightenment(2) The Process of Actualization of Enlightenment(a) Purity of Wisdom(b) Suprarational Functions(3) The Characteristics of the Essence of Enlightenmentb. The Aspect of Nonenlightenmentc. The Relationships Between Enlightenment and Nonenlightenment(1) Identity(2) Nonidentity2. The Cause and Conditions of Man's Being in Saüsàraa. Mindb. Consciousnessc. Defiled States of Mindd. Comments on the Terms Used in the Foregoing Discussion3. The Characteristics of Beings in Saüsàraa. Permeation of Ignoranceb. Permeation of Suchness(1) Permeation Through Manifestation of the Essence of Suchness (2) Permeation Through Influences (a) The Specific Coordinating Causes(b) The General Coordinating CausesII. The Essence Itself and the Attributes of Suchness, by or The Meanings of MahaA. The Greatness of the Essence of SuchnessB. The Greatness of the Attributes of Suchness C. The Greatness of the Influences of Suchness III. From Samsara to Nirva°aChapter Two: The Correction of Evil Attachments I. The Biased Views Held by Ordinary Men II. The Biased Views Held by the HinayanistsChapter Three: Analysis of the Types of Aspiration for Enlightenment, by or The Meanings of YanaI. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through the Perfection of FaithII. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through Understanding and DeedsIII. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through InsightPart 4 On Faith and Practice On Four FaithsOn Five Practices The Practice of Cessation The Practice of Clear ObservationPart 5 Encouragement of Practice and the Benefits Thereof NotesGlossaryA Selected BibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Yoshito S. Hakeda was professor of Buddhist studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Religion at Columbia University.

Ryuichi Abe is Edwin O. Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University.