Studies In Indian Thought: Collected Papers Of Professer T. R. V. Murti
Studies In Indian Thought: Collected Papers Of Professer T. R. V. Murti
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Book Summary
All forms of Buddhism--The Theravada, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana--affirm the perfectability of the person, and one finds this notion of perfection embodied in three images; the arahant, the bodhisattva and the mahasiddha. Reader also finds, in scholarly treatments of Buddhism, much made of the perceived differences among these three `vehicles` (yana). By close textual analysis as well as by extensive field work, Katz criticizes this emphasis on difference and prefers to treat Buddhism as a whole, a position he finds in accord with the teachings of both Buddhists and Buddhist texts. By a close examination of these three images of human perfection, bridges among the Theravada,
ISBN-13
9788120813106
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass
Publishing Date
1996-01
Product Edition
New Ed
Total Pages
410

Studies In Indian Thought: Collected Papers Of Professer T. R. V. Murti

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All forms of Buddhism--The Theravada, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana--affirm the perfectability of the person, and one finds this notion of perfection embodied in three images; the arahant, the bodhisattva and the mahasiddha. Reader also finds, in scholarly treatments of Buddhism, much made of the perceived differences among these three `vehicles` (yana). By close textual analysis as well as by extensive field work, Katz criticizes this emphasis on difference and prefers to treat Buddhism as a whole, a position he finds in accord with the teachings of both Buddhists and Buddhist texts. By a close examination of these three images of human perfection, bridges among the Theravada,
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9788120813106
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass
Publishing Date
1996-01
Product Edition
New Ed
Total Pages
410