Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
Häftad bok. Routledge. 2008. 320 sidor.
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Sarah Shaw’s lively introduction to Buddhist meditation offers students and practitioners alike a deeper understanding of what meditation is, and its purpose and place in the context of different Buddhist schools. She describes the historical background to the geographical spread of Buddhism, and examines the way in which some meditative practices developed as this process occurred. Other chapters cover basic meditative practice, types of meditation, meditation in different regions, meditation and doctrine, and the role of chanting within meditation.
Although not a practical guide, An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation outlines the procedures associated with Buddhist practices and suggests appropriate activities, useful both for students and interested Buddhists. Vivid quotations from Buddhist texts and carefully selected photographs and diagrams help the reader engage fully with this fascinating subject.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780415409001
- Titel
- Introduction to Buddhist meditation
- Författare
- Shaw, Sarah - Halkias, Georgios
- Förlag
- London ; New York : Routledge
- Utgivningsår
- 2009
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- The eightfold path and meditation -- Early Buddhist guidance on meditation -- Tracing back radiance: some features of the early Buddhist understanding of the mind -- Buddhaghosa and the forty objects of meditation -- Chanting, paying respects and devotional ritual -- Meditation and southern Buddhism -- Developments in early Indian Buddhism -- Buddhist meditation tradition in Tibet: the union of the three vehicles, a Tibetan perspective (written by Georgias Halkias) -- Meditation in China -- Meditation in Korea and Vietnam -- Meditation in Japan -- Meditation around the world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.