Original Buddhist sources : a reader / [edited by] Carl Olson.

Other author Olson, Carl.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionx, 386 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Buddhism--Sacred books.
Buddhist literature--Translations into English.

Uniform titleTripiṭaka. Selections. English.
Contents Pt I. Selections from the Theravāda tradition. Jātaka Tales (former lives of the Buddha) -- Life of the Buddha -- Teachings of the Buddha: causality -- Teachings of the Buddha: four noble truths -- Teachings of the Buddha: non-self -- Teachings of the Buddha: nibbāna -- Teachings of the Buddha: meditation -- Teachings of the Buddha: ethical issues and virtues -- Monastic life and regulations -- The feminine thread in Buddhism -- Theravāda hagiographical literature -- Pt. II: Selections from the Mahāyāna tradition. Prajñāpāramitā literature -- Mahāratnakūta Sūtra -- The true lion's roar of Queen Śrīmālā -- Pure Land Sūtra -- Mahāyāna school of thought: Mādhyamika -- Mahāyāna school of thought: Yogācāra -- Tibetan Buddhist tradition -- Chinese Buddhist tradition. Hua-yen school ; T'ien T'ai school ; Chinese Pure Land school ; Ch'an School -- Japanese Buddhist tradition. Pure Land Buddhism ; Zen Buddhism -- Mahāyāna hagiographical literature -- The feminine thread in Mahāyāna literature.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageIncludes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese.
LCCN 2004016358
ISBN0813535638 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813535646 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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