Publication
Imprint: Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2001. Responsibility: Matthew Flickstein with a foreword by Bhante Gunaratana. OCLC Number: 45558997. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xvi, 180 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.
Call number
Meditation / Flick
ISBN
9780861711789
Original publication date
2001
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Work: Visuddhimagga : The Path of Purification .
Description: The Buddha's teachings rest on three pillars: morality, concentration, and wisdom. The seven stages of purification, as discussed in the Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification), reinforce and strengthen these three pillars from the beginning of our practice to the point of perfect enlightenment. Morality, concentration, and wisdom are inextricably linked together, and their interdependency is systematically presented throughout all of the Buddha's discourses. -- from the Foreword
Table of Contents:
The path of purification
Purification of virtue
Purification of mind
Purification of view
Purification by overcoming doubt
Purification by knowledge and vision of what is the path and what is not the path
Purification by knowledge and vision of the way
Purification by knowledge and vision
Living and enlightened life
FY2003 /
Description: The Buddha's teachings rest on three pillars: morality, concentration, and wisdom. The seven stages of purification, as discussed in the Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification), reinforce and strengthen these three pillars from the beginning of our practice to the point of perfect enlightenment. Morality, concentration, and wisdom are inextricably linked together, and their interdependency is systematically presented throughout all of the Buddha's discourses. -- from the Foreword
Table of Contents:
The path of purification
Purification of virtue
Purification of mind
Purification of view
Purification by overcoming doubt
Purification by knowledge and vision of what is the path and what is not the path
Purification by knowledge and vision of the way
Purification by knowledge and vision
Living and enlightened life
FY2003 /
Physical description
xvi, 180 p.; 23 cm
Description
An invaluable roadmap for anyone who meditates, Swallowing the River Ganges is a comprehensive practice guide to the "great treatise" of Theravadan Buddhism, the "path of purification" (Visuddhimagga). Written in the fifth century, this encyclopedic manual of Buddhist doctrine and meditation organizes the various teachings of the Buddha into one clear path. Step by step, this meditation course guides readers through the seven stages of purification, explaining the teachings and putting them into a modern context.
Language
Original language
English