Reconstructing early Buddhism / Roderick S. Bucknell, University of Queensland ; with a postcript by Martin Stuart-Fox.
| Author/creator | Bucknell, Roderick S. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | cu2023 |
| Description | xviii, 287 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: 1. Introducing the Project -- 2. The Sa̐ungha and the Oral Transmission -- 3. Scriptural Sources -- Part II. THE PATH: 4. The Stepwise Training -- 5. Derivative Accounts of the Path -- 6. The Eightfold Path -- Part III. THE PRACTICE: 7. Mindfulness -- 8. Concentration -- 9. The Three Knowledges -- Part IV. IN CONCLUSION: 10. Summary and Implications -- POSTSCRIPT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
| Abstract | "This ground-breaking analysis of key differences between early Buddhist texts, written in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese, puts fresh perspectives on the Buddha, Buddhism and Buddhist meditative practices. These practices will be of particular interest to present-day practitioners of awareness and insight meditation. A landmark book on Buddhist origins"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009236485 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2022022855 |
| ISBN | 9781009236522 |
| ISBN | 1009236520 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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