What is Buddhist enlightenment?
Dale Wright offers a wide-ranging exploration of issues that have a bearing on the contemporary meaning of enlightenment. He considers the historical meanings of enlightenment within various Buddhist traditions, but does so in order to expand on the larger question that our lives press upon us-what...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Further subjects: | B
Enlightenment (Buddhism)
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| Summary: | Dale Wright offers a wide-ranging exploration of issues that have a bearing on the contemporary meaning of enlightenment. He considers the historical meanings of enlightenment within various Buddhist traditions, but does so in order to expand on the larger question that our lives press upon us-what kinds of lives should we aspire to live here, now, and into the future? Introduction: why ask what enlightenment is? -- 1. The Bodhisattva's practice of enlightenment -- 2. The awakening of character as an image of contemporary enlightenment -- 3. Secular Buddhism and the religious dimension of enlightenment -- 4. Enlightenment and the experience of Karma -- 5. Enlightenment and the moral dimension of Zen training -- 6. Enlightenment and the persistence of human fallibility -- 7. The thought of enlightenment and the dilemma of human achievement -- 8. Language in Zen enlightenment -- 9. Enlightenment and the practice of meditative reading -- 10. From the thought of enlightenment to the event of awakening -- Conclusion: ten theses on contemporary enlightenment. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (244 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0190622628 9780190622626 |
