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9780195173987

Buddhism The Illustrated Guide

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    0195173988

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-06-17
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

In this strikingly illustrated and authoritative volume, readers have an introduction to one of the world's greatest living faiths. 200 color photos, maps & drawings.

Author Biography


Kevin Trainor is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont. He is the author of Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism: Rematerializing the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(4)
PART 1: ORIGINS 10(46)
Chapter 1. Ancient India: Belief and Society
Todd T. Lewis
12
Cities and Kingdoms
12(2)
Class and Hierarchy
14(2)
A World of Sacrifice
16(2)
Art and Architecture: Ancient Indian Cities
Michael Willis
18(2)
An Age of Inquiry
20(2)
Chapter 2. The Career of Siddhartha
Kevin Trainor
22(24)
The Buddha's Biography
22(2)
Wondrous Birth
24(2)
The "Wheel Turner"
26(2)
The "Four Sights"
28(2)
The "Going Forth"
30(4)
The "Awakening"
34(2)
The "First Turning of the Dharma Wheel"
36(2)
The Growing Sangha
38(2)
The Final Nirvana
40(2)
Art and Architecture: Depicting the Buddha
Michael Willis
42(4)
Chapter 3. A New Community
Todd T. Lewis
46(12)
Expansion and Fragmentation
46(4)
The Buddhist Emperor
50(2)
Art and Architecture: Ashoka the Builder
Michael Willis
52(2)
Divisions in the Sangha
54(2)
PART 2: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE 56(118)
Chapter 1. The Human Condition
Todd T. Lewis
58(6)
Samsara and the Soul
58(2)
Karma
60(2)
The Six Realms of Being
62(2)
Chapter 2. The "Four Noble Truths"
Todd T. Lewis
64(8)
Suffering and Unsatisfactoriness
64(2)
Desire and its Cessation
66(2)
Nirvana
68(2)
The "Noble Eightfold Path"
70(2)
Chapter 3. The Path of the Buddha
Todd T. Lewis
72(8)
Morality
72(2)
Meditation
74(2)
Wisdom
76(4)
Chapter 4. Mental Cultivation
Mark L. Blum
80(10)
Meditative Trance
80(2)
Mindfulness
82(2)
Chant
84(2)
Visualization
86(2)
Art and Architecture: Mandalas
Michael Willis
88(2)
Chapter 5. The Buddhist Community
John Peacock
90(16)
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
90(6)
Saints and Teachers
96(2)
Monks, Nuns, and Monasteries
98(2)
Art and Architecture: Monastic Architecture
Michael Willis
100(4)
The Laity
104(2)
Chapter 6. Buddhism in Practice
Kevin Trainor
106(14)
Entering the Path
106(2)
Devotion
108(2)
Donation
110(2)
Pilgrimage
112(2)
Art and Architecture: Bodh Gaya
Michael Willis
114(2)
Buddhist Ethics
116(2)
Monks and Monarchs
118(2)
Chapter 7. Theravada Buddhism
Kevin Trainor
120(12)
The Doctrine of the Elders
120(2)
The Buddha and the Gods
122(2)
Sri Lankan Buddhism
124(2)
South East Asia I
126(4)
South East Asia II
130(2)
Chapter 8. Mahayana Buddhism
Mark L. Blum
132(18)
The Great Vehicle
132(4)
The Bodhisattva Path
136(2)
Art and Architecture: The Mahayana Pantheon
Michael Willis
138(2)
"Emptiness"
140(2)
"Skill in Means"
142(2)
Pure Lands
144(4)
Art and Architecture: Depicting the Pure Land
Michael Willis
148(2)
Chapter 9. Chan and Zen-The Way of Meditation
Mark L. Blum
150(12)
Zen in East Asia
150(2)
Zen Approaches to Meditation
152(2)
Rinzai and Soto
154(2)
Zen Monastic Life
156(2)
Art and Architecture: Zen and the Arts
Mark L. Blum
158(4)
Chapter 10. Tantra
Todd T Lewis
162(14)
The Diamond Vehicle
162(2)
The Bell and the Thunderbolt
164(2)
Tantric Deities
166(4)
Lamas and Tulkus
170(2)
Harnessing Desire
172(2)
PART 3: HOLY WRITINGS 174(38)
Chapter 1. Assembling the Dharma
Mark L. Blum
176(10)
The Buddha's "Dharma Body"
176(2)
Language and Translation
178(2)
Forms and Media
180(2)
Art and Architecture: The Buddhist Art of the Book
Michael Willis
182(4)
Chapter 2. The Three Baskets
Kevin Trainor
186(10)
The Tipitaka
186(2)
The Vinaga Pitaka
188(2)
The Sutta Pitaka
190(2)
The Abhidhamma Pitaka
192(2)
Commentaries and Chronicles
194(2)
Chapter 3. Mahayana Scriptures
Mark L. Blum
196(18)
Perfection of Wisdom Sutras
196(2)
The Lotus Sutra
198(4)
Pure Land Sutras
202(2)
Yogachara Sutras
204(2)
Nirvana Sutra
206(2)
Tantric Writings
John Peacock
208(4)
PART 4: BUDDHISM TODAY 212(26)
Chapter 1. The Expanding Community
David Chappell
214(12)
New Buddhist Movements
214(4)
Scholars and Practitioners
218(2)
The Diaspora and Converts
220(2)
Women in Modern Buddhism
222(4)
Chapter 2. Society and the Sangha
David Chappell
226(12)
Government and Politics
226(4)
Meditation Centers
230(2)
Buddhism, Science, and Technology
232(2)
Engaged Buddhism
234(4)
Glossary 238(2)
Timeline 240(2)
Bibliography 242(4)
Index 246(10)
Picture Credits and Acknowledgments 256

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