Pali Buddhist Texts: An Introductory Reader and Grammar

by Johansson,Rune E. A.

• ISBN13: 9780700710683
• ISBN10: 070071068X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781136111068
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-06-02
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
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Summary

Pali is one of the Middle Indian idioms and the classical language of Theravada Buddhism - and thus important both to linguists and scholars of Buddhism. The original texts collected here are selected for their important and beautiful formulation of Buddhist ideas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Pali: Language and Literature	p. 10
Pronunciation	p. 13
Sandhi	p. 15
List of Abbreviations	p. 17
Content Analysis of the Texts	p. 18
Experience is the Only Criterion	p. 19
Definition of Suffering	p. 23
The Cause of Suffering	p. 23
The Cessation of Suffering	p. 28
The Way to Freedom from Suffering	p. 29
The Impermanence of Life	p. 31
There is no Soul	p. 21
Definition of Personality	p. 34
The Factors of Personality	p. 36
Feeling	p. 38
Perception and Ideation	p. 40
Three Types of Activity	p. 42
Volition and the Activities	p. 44
The Origin of Conscious Processes	p. 45
Consciousness and Rebirth	p. 47
Consciousness May Be Calmed	p. 50
The Psychological Law of Causality and Its Use	p. 52
Liberation is a Natural Process	p. 53
The Origin and Control of Suffering	p. 57
Everything is Caused	p. 60
Man Forms his Own Destiny	p. 62
Karma Sometimes Works Slowly	p. 63
How Rebirth is Influenced by Actions	p. 64
A Strong Wish May Influence Rebirth	p. 66
A Summary of the Way	p. 68
Monk or Not?	p. 69
The First Part of the Way: Right View	p. 72
Right Purpose	p. 73
Right Speech	p. 74
A More Detailed Definition of Right Speech	p. 75
Right Action	p. 78
How the Perfect Ones Live	p. 79
Right Livelihood	p. 82
Wrong Livelihood	p. 83
Right Effort	p. 84
Right Mindfulness	p. 87
Irradiation of Friendliness, Compassion, Tenderness, and Equanimity	p. 90
The First of the Nine Levels of Concentration	p. 93
The Second Level of Concentration	p. 95
The Third Level of Concentration	p. 96
The Fourth Level of Concentration	p. 98
The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Levels of Concentration	p. 99
The Eight and Ninth Levels of Concentration	p. 101
The State of Emptiness	p. 104
How to Meet Persecution and Death	p. 106
A Nun Tells Her Story	p. 110
The Buddha Relates How He Attained Nirvana	p. 113
Nirvana	p. 115
Happiness	p. 116
Nirvana is Within Reach	p. 117
The Unborn	p. 119
Nirvana and Death	p. 121
Summary of Grammar	p. 123
Pali and Sanskrit	p. 142
Two Types of Security	p. 152
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