Pali Buddhism / edited by Frank J. Hoffman and Deegalle Mahinda.
This is an interdisciplinary and holistic survey of Pali Buddhism, covering philological, indigenous and philosophical approaches in a single volume. The work is divided into three main sections: Philological Foundations; Insiders' Understandings; and Philosophical Implications.
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Richmond Surrey, TW :
Curzon Press,
1996.
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| Series: | Curzon studies in Asian philosophy.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Ninian Smart
- Introduction / Frank J. Hoffman and Deegalle Mahinda
- Plate 1: Anuradhapura elephant
- 1. Theravada Buddhism's Two Formulations of the Dasa Sila and the Ethics of the Gradual Path / George D. Bond
- 2. A Proposed Model of Early Buddhist Liberation / Andrew Olendzki
- 3. Dhammapada and Tirukkral: A Comparative Study / Subramania Gopalan
- 4. Abhidharmaas Paradigm for Practice / Christopher Key Chapple
- Plate 2: Anuradhapura guardian
- 5. The Moral Significance of Buddhist Nirvana / Deegalle Mahinda
- 6. Suicide and Emotional Ambivalence: An Early Buddhist Perspective / Padmasiri de Silva
- 7. The Logical Grammar of the Word "Rebirth" in the Buddhist Paradigm / A.D.P. Kalansuriya
- 8. A Buddhist Critique of Theravada / Gunapala Dharmasiri
- Plate 3: Anuradhapura moonstone
- 9. Two Dogmas of Buddhism / Arthur L. Herman
- 10. What is the Status of the Doctrine of Dependent Origination? / Ramakrishna Puligandla.