The Foundations of Buddhism

Traditions of Buddhism 261 (671-741) and the Sri Lankan Amoghavajra (705-74). The principal text was the Mahiivairocana and Vajr ...

Traditions of Buddhism patriarch. Shen-hui and his 'southern' school of Ch'an were the effective winners of the dispute, with Hu ...

Traditions of Buddhism Question: 'If a man has his head shaved, wears a monk's robe, and takes the shelter Buddha gives, why the ...

Traditions of Buddhism composed in central Asia or China. These siitras tell of the pure land of the Buddha Amitabha (Boundless ...

Traditions of Buddhism 265 Lotus Siitra. Chih-i expressed his understanding of Buddhist metaphysics and dependent arising in the ...

266 Traditions of Buddhism his death Nichiren's message attracted a considerable following in Japan, and today the numerous sub- ...

Traditions of Buddhism establishment of the bKa' gdams-pa school, which set the course for the future development of Buddhist mo ...

268 Traditions of Buddhism The canonical Abhidharma texts, which constituted the third division of the older Indian canons, are ...

Traditions of Buddhism the complete awakening of a buddha, but it requires absolute commitment and dedication. Tibetan Buddhist ...

Traditions of Buddhism The schools of Tibetan Buddhism The schools of Tibetan Buddhism focus on particular lineages of teachings ...

Traditions of Buddhism 271 Sa-skya-pa origins and history are intimately connected with the 'Khon family. 'Khon dKon-mchog rGyal ...

272 Traditions of Buddhism Great Path of Mantra (sngags-rim chen-mo ), which centres on the Kiilacakra and Guhya-samiija tantras ...

Traditions of Buddhism 273 view that there is such an ultimately existing reality is known as 'empty of what is other' (gzhan st ...

274 Traditions of Buddhism who was supposedly in China from 1275 to I29I. Yet these early European travellers' interest in and k ...

Traditions of Buddhism 275 the nineteenth century was particularly significant in the early establishment of Zen traditions ther ...

Traditions of Buddhism Nearly 2,500 years ago, 'out of compassion for the world, for the benefit and welfare of the many', Buddh ...

Notes References to Pali texts are normally to the volume and page number of the edition of the text published by the Pali Text ...

Notes to Pages IO-IJ 5· See Padmanabh S. Jaini, 'Sramai.J.as: Their Conflict with Brahmai.J.ical Society', in J. W. Elder ( ed. ...

Notes to Pages I7-26 279 r6. For extracts from the Mahiivastu and Buddhacarita see Edward Conze, Buddhist Scriptures (Harmondswo ...

280 Notes to Pages 28-38 Majjhima Nikaya i. 140. 33· e.g. Sarp.yutta Nikaya iv. 380-4. 34· Sumarigala-Vilasini 59-67 gives an e ...