Buddhist Texts Through the Ages

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Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1990-04-01
Publisher(s): Shambhala Pubns
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Table of Contents

Introductionp. 9
The Teaching of the Elders
The Samghap. 17
The Order of Monks and Nunsp. 17
Skill in Meansp. 33
Arahantsp. 42
The Buddhist Apocalypsep. 45
The Dhammap. 51
The Five Faculties Collectivelyp. 51
The Five Faculties Separatelyp. 52
Conditioned Genesis Collectivelyp. 65
Conditioned Genesis Separatelyp. 70
The Object of Wisdomp. 82
The Buddha and Tathagatap. 103
The Mahayana
Basic Notionsp. 119
Criticism of the Hinayana Positionp. 119
The Bodhisattvap. 127
The Six Perfectionsp. 135
The Buddhap. 139
The New Wisdom Schoolp. 146
The Perfection of Wisdomp. 146
Rahulabhadrap. 147
The Elusiveness of Perfect Wisdomp. 149
The Doctrine of Perfect Wisdomp. 152
Emptinessp. 158
The Buddhism of Faithp. 185
The Five Cardinal Virtues and the Definition of Faithp. 185
The Acts and Rewards of Devotionp. 186
The Objects of Devotionp. 190
The Pure Landp. 202
Yogacarinsp. 207
Mind-Onlyp. 207
Twofold Egolessness and Emptinessp. 211
The Irreality of the Worldp. 212
The Buddha as the Basis of Allp. 216
The Tantras
The Tantrasp. 221
The Cleansing of Thoughtp. 221
Supreme Enlightenmentp. 221
Saraha's Treasury of Songsp. 224
The Attainment of the Realization of Wisdom and Meansp. 240
The Fivefold Manifestationp. 249
An Evocation of Prajnaparamitap. 252
The Mandala Conceived Withinp. 254
The Story of Tantip. 255
Mila Repa and the Novicesp. 257
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