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Maitreya Buddha in I-kuan Tao is a comprehensive account of how the Early Buddhist concept of Bodhisattva Maitreya, residing in Tusita heaven abiding time to descend to earth to become the next Buddha, developed and evolved to be the second most important deity of I-kuan Tao. It has been purposely written to answer questions raised by my reader and audiences on the importance of Maitreya Buddha in I-kuan Tao. It traces how Maitreya Buddha gained this most prestigious position through over two millennia of history in Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions, utilizing the major literary works and objects of Buddhist Art of India, Sri Lanka, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal, Indonesia, and Thailand. The book ends with a brief summary of the beliefs and principles of I-kuan Tao.
Nautilus Book Award Winner The first full biography of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the woman who raised the Buddha--examining her life through stories and canonical records. Mahaprajapati was the only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. While there is a lot of ambiguity overall in the Buddha's biography, this detail remains consistent across all Buddhist traditions and literature. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, The Woman Who Raised the Buddha presents her life story, with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Drawing from story fragments and canonical records, Wendy Garling reveals just how exceptional Mahaprajapati's role was as leader of the first generation of Buddhist women, helping the Buddha establish an equal community of lay and monastic women and men. Mother to the Buddha, mother to early Buddhist women, mother to the Buddhist faith, Mahaprajapati's journey is finally presented as one interwoven with the founding of Buddhism.
This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider category of Buddhist Felicities. Part II explores other Buddhist utopias (both eu-topias, 'good places', and ou-topias, 'no-places'), and relates Buddhist utopianism to studies of European and American utopian writing. The book ends with a close reading of the Vessantara Jataka, which highlights the conflict between the ascetic quest for closure and ultimate felicity, and the ongoing demands of ordinary life and society. Steven Collins discusses these issues in relation to textuality, world history and ideology in premodern civilizations, aiming to contribute to an alternate vision of Buddhist history, which can hold both the inside and the outside of texts together.
This book contains sixteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 377–79: The Discourse on Right View—Bhikkhu Nanamoli & Bhikkhu Bodhi 380: The Buddha and Christ as Religious Teachers—Lily de Silva 381–83: The Coming Buddha Ariya Metteyya—Saya U Chit Tin / William Pruitt 384–85: The Essential practice Part II—Webu Sayadaw 386–87: The Edicts of King Asoka—S. Dhammika 388–89: Reading the Mind—Tan Acharn Kor / Khao-suan-luang 390–91: The Lion’s Roar—Bhikkhu Nanamoli & Bhikkhu Bodhi 392–93: Violence and Disruption in Society—Elizabeth J. Harris
This book contains thirty numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaf Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 61 : The Law of Karma and Mindfulness—Dr. Karel Werner; 62 : Drugs or Meditation?—Lama Govinda; 63 : The Buddha—a Unique Teacher—Francis Story; 64 : Arahantship—Jacqueline Dunnington; 65 : When the Ego Meets Buddhism—Carlo Gragnani; 66 : The Twin Pillars and Other Essays—John Andrew Storey; 67 : The Buddha's Teachings—Soma Thera; 68 : The Elimination of Anger—K. Piyatissa Thera; 69 : The Search For Buddhist Economics—Padmasiri De Silva; 70 : The Buddhist Layman's Code of Discipline—Soma Thera; 71 : Taste of Freedom—Bhikkhu Bodhi; 72 : Development of the Will—Wladislaw Misiewicz; 73 : Emancipation From the World—Bhikkhu Buddhadasa; 74 : What Meditation Implies—Acharya Buddharakkhita; 75 : Perfections of Buddhahood—Nina Van Gorkom; 76 : The Population Crisis & Conservation—Douglas M. Burns; 77 : Coming to Terms With One's Shadow—Ruth Walshe; 78 : The Concept of Peace—O.H. de A. Wijesekera; 79 : Words Leading to Disenchanment—Soma Thera; 80 : The Buddhist Essays—Bhikkhu Silacara; 81 : The Path to Purity—M.B. Werapitiya; 82 : New Age Relating Religions—Bhikkhu Khantipalo; 83 : Heredity Beyond Materiality—D.D.P. Nanayakkara; 84 : Insight Meditation in the Forest—Ron Ohayv; 85 : Beginning Insight Meditation—Dorothy Figen; 86 : Buddhism in Daily Life—M.O.C. Walshe; 87 : Buddhism as a Practical Teaching—H.L. Seneviratne; 88 : Buddhist Tales From Sanskrit Sources—Ratna Handurukande; 89 : Anatta & Responsibility—A.D. Jayasundere; 90 : Your Best Friend—M.B. Werapitiya;
Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. An image of a Buddhist monk holding a handgun or the idea of a militarized Buddhist monastery tends to stretch the imagination; yet these sights exist throughout southern Thailand. Michael Jerryson offers an extensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial law over the territory and combatted a grass-roots militant Malay Muslim insurgency. Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict within a global context. Through fieldwork in the conflict area, Jerryson chronicles the habits of Buddhist monks in the militarized zone. Many Buddhist practices remain unchanged. Buddhist monks continue to chant, counsel the laity, and accrue merit. Yet at the same time, monks zealously advocate Buddhist nationalism, act as covert military officers, and equip themselves with guns. Buddhist Fury displays the methods by which religion alters the nature of the conflict and shows the dangers of this transformation.
Wheel Publication 231: The Essentials of Buddha Dhamma in Meditative Practice—Sayagyi Thray Sithu U Ba Khin 232–43: The Value of Buddhism for the Modern World—Dr. Howard L. Parsons 234–46: The Miracle of Being Awake—Thich Nhat Hanh 237: The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective—Dr. Padmasiri de Silva 238–40: Anguttara Nikaya—Nyanaponika Thera 241–42: The Worn-out Skin—Nyanaponika Thera 243–44: Forest Meditations—Bhikkhu Khantipalo 245–47: The Noble Eightfold Path and its Factors Explained—Ledi Sayadaw
This eight-volume set brings together seminal papers in Buddhist studies from a vast range of academic disciplines published over the last forty years. With a new introduction by the editor, this collection is a unique and unrivalled research resource for both student and scholar. Coverage includes: - Buddhist origins; early history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia - early Buddhist Schools and Doctrinal History; Theravada Doctrine - the Origins and nature of Mahayana Buddhism; some Mahayana religious topics - Abhidharma and Madhyamaka - Yogacara, the Epistemological tradition, and Tathagatagarbha - Tantric Buddhism (Including China and Japan); Buddhism in Nepal and Tibet - Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, and - Buddhism in China, East Asia, and Japan.