Buddhist scriptures

by Edward Conze

Paperback, 1959

Publication

Imprint: Baltimore, Maryland : Penguin Books, 1969, c1959. Responsibility: Selected and translated by Edward Conze. OCLC Number: 420369. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 250 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Features: Includes glossary, sources.

Call number

GT-B-G / Conze

Barcode

BK-04752

ISBN

0140440887 / 9780140440881

Original publication date

1959

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions

CSS Library Notes

Description:

Table of Contents: The teacher: The Buddha's previous lives. Shakyamuni's meeting with Dipankara ; The bodhisattva and the hungry tigress ; The bodhisattva as a preacher of patience ; Outline of a bodhisattva's progress --
The legend of the Buddha Shakyamuni --
Doctrines: Morality. The five precepts, with Buddhaghosa's commentary ; Rules of monastic restraint ; The monk's life ; Verses from the Sanskrit Dharmapada ; Popular moral Buddhism ; Laymen and monks --
Meditation. The advantages of meditation ; The practice of introversion ; The progressive steps of meditation ; The six types of persons ; The five miraculous powers ; Zen --
Wisdom. The questions of King Milinda ; The heart sutra ; from the Diamond sutra ; Hymn to perfect wisdom / Rahulabhadra ; On believing in mind / Seng-ts'an ; from Treasury of songs / Saraha --
Doctrinal formulas. Faith ; Vigour ; Mindfulness ; Concentration ; Wisdom --
Doctrinal disputes. The personalist controversy ; Mahayana polemics against the Hinayana ; Can there be more than one Buddha at a time? ; The quietist controversy --
Other worlds and future times: Other worlds. The bliss of the heavens ; The torments of the hells ; Life after death and the Book of the dead ; Celestial paradigms : the Pure Land of Amitabha --
Maitreya, the future Buddha.

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Physical description

250 p.; 20 cm

Description

A volume of key writings on the Buddha, collected from a variety of languages and traditions While Buddhism has no central text comparable to the Bible or Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of the Buddha. In this rich anthology, eminent scholar Donald S. Lopez, Jr. brings together works from a broad historical and geographical range, and from such languages as Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese. There are tales of the Buddha's past lives, a discussion of qualities and qualifications for a monk, and an exploration of the many meanings of enlightenment. Together they provide a vivid picture of the Buddha and of the vast and profound nature of the Buddhist tradition. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.… (more)