Introduction to Buddhist Meditation

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-40899-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Sarah Shaw’s lively introduction to Buddhist meditation offers students and practitioners alike a deeper understanding of what meditation is, and its purpose and place in the context of different Buddhist schools. She describes the historical background to the geographical spread of Buddhism, and examines the way in which some meditative practices developed as this process occurred. Other chapters cover basic meditative practice, types of meditation, meditation in different regions, meditation and doctrine, and the role of chanting within meditation.

Although not a practical guide, An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation outlines the procedures associated with Buddhist practices and suggests appropriate activities, useful both for students and interested Buddhists. Vivid quotations from Buddhist texts and carefully selected photographs and diagrams help the reader engage fully with this fascinating subject.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Buddhism and its background. 2. Buddhist meditation: mindfulness, wisdom and concentration 3. Tracing back the radiance: Buddhist theories of the mind 4. The objects for meditation 5. Chanting as meditation 6. Meditation traditions of Southern Buddhism 7. India 8. Tibet 9. China 10. Korea and Vietnam 11. Japan 12. Modern Developments

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Shaw teaches for the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and practises with the Samatha Association of Britain. She is thetranslator of Buddhist Meditation: An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon (Routledge 2006).
Georgios Halkias is Visiting Associate Researcher in the Faculty of Oriental Studies,University of Oxford.