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Scholars and Prophets
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Prologue -- Part I Genesis of a Learned Milieu -- 1. The conquest of scholarly legitimacy -- 2. Orientalism and prophetic discourse -- 3. The struggle for institutional autonomy -- Part II Scholars and Prophets -- 4. The field of production of discourses on India -- 5. Scholarly practice -- 6. Prophetic Logic -- 7. Study of Hinduism as a disciplinary issue -- Part III Social Science and Indigenous Science -- 8. Louis Dumont and the Brahmanical science -- 9. Louis Dumont and the cunning of reason -- 10. The avatars of scholarship on India -- Conclusion: Sociology put to the test of India -- Postscript: Notes on the construction of a research subject -- Postface to the English-Language Edition -- Appendix. Multi Correspondence Analysis -- List of documents, tables and diagrams -- Sources and Bibliography -- General Index -- Names Index
The Way to Nirvana; Six Lectures on Ancient Buddhism as a Discipline of Salvation ... by L. De La Vallée Poussin
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The Foundations of Buddhism
Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan, and Eastern) which exist in the world today. From the narrative of the story of the Buddha, through discussions of aspects such as textual traditions, the framework of the Four Noble Truths, the interaction between the monastic and lay ways of life, the cosmology of karma and rebirth, and the path of the bodhisattva, this books provides a stimulating introduction to Buddhism as a religion and way of life, which will also be of interest to those who are more familiar with the subject.
The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges between East and West
The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges Between East and West, originally written in Chinese by Rong Xinjiang and now translated into English, provides insights into previously unresolved issues concerning the interactions among the societies, economies, religions and cultures of the “Western Regions”, and beyond, during the first millennium.
The Bodhisattva Ideal
This book brings together six essays on the origin and history of the bodhisattva ideal and the emergence of the Mahāyana. The essays approach the subject from different perspectives—from scholarly examinations of the terms in the Nikayas and Agamas to the relationship of the bodhisattva ideal and the arahant ideal within the broader context of the social environment in which Mahayana formed and further developments that lead to the formulation of the fully fledged bodhisattva path. As such, the collection provides a good overview for a wider Buddhist readership of the history of changes that eventually led to the emergence of the Mahayana. “Arahants, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas”, by Bhi...
Disciplinary Rituals in Dunhuang Buddhism
Drawing on Dunhuang manuscripts and the latest scholarship in Dunhuang and Buddhist Studies, this translation analyzes Buddhist monasticism via such topics as the organizational forms of Dunhuang Buddhist monasteries, the construction and operation of ordination platforms, ordination certificates and government ordination licenses, and meditation retreats, etc. Assuming a pan-Asian perspective, the monograph also made trailblazing contributions to the study of Buddhist Sinicization and Sino-Indian cultural exchanges and is bound to exert long-lasting influences on the worldwide academic study of Buddhism.
