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Books on: sakyamuni buddha

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The Concept of the Buddha: Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory

Book by Guang Xing; RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

Subjects:

Buddha (The Concept)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This book presents an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. The author examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed ...
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This book presents an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. The author examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed, particularly the Sambhogakaya , which is the Buddha to be worshipped by all Mayahanists. This work is an outstanding research text for students and scholars of Mayahana Buddhism and anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy.
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On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood

Book by Paul J. Griffiths; State University of New York Press, 1994

Subjects:

Buddha (The Concept), Buddhahood

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This is the first book in a western language to treat these doctrines about Budda from a philosophical and thoroughly critical viewpoint.
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Buddha Nature

Book by Sallie B. King; State University of New York Press, 1991

Subjects:

Buddha (The Concept)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

BUDDHA NATURE SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies Kenneth K. Inada, editor BUDDHA NATURE Sallie B. King STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data King, Sallie B. Buddha nature / Sallie B. King. p. cm. -- SUNY series in...
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A History of Indian Buddhism: From Sakyamuni to Early Mahayana

Book by Hirakawa Akira, Paul Groner; University of Hawaii Press, 1990

Subjects:

Buddhism--India--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...It covers the period from Sakyamuni Buddha to Early Mahayana just before...ascertained. At the time of Sakyamuni Buddhas death in the fifth century...significance can be found in Sakyamuni Buddhas hesitation to preach. 13...
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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East

Book by Lafcadio Hearn; B. Tauchnitz, 1910

Subjects:

Buddhism, Japan--Description And Travel

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...EDITION. VOL. 4204. GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS. BY LAFCADIO HEARN. IN ONE VOLUME. GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS STUDIES OF HAND AND SOUL...THE CIRCLE 281 GLEANINGS IN BUDDHA-FIELDS. I. A LIVING GOD...

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Journal Articles on: sakyamuni buddha

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On a Five-Colored Cloud: The Songs of Mount Wutai

Journal article by Mary Anne Cartelli; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

Buddhism--Analysis, Buddhism--History, Buddhists--History, Buddhists--Religious aspects, Lamaism--Analysis, Lamaism--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...states that after the nirvana of Sakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri went to Snow Mountain...Manjusri-dharma-ratnagarbha-dharani sutra reveals that Sakyamuni Buddha declared after his death that...Peak (Skt. Grdhrakuta), where Sakyamuni Buddha had preached the scriptures...
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The Path of No-Path: śaṅkara and Dōgen on the Paradox of Practice

Journal article by David Loy; Philosophy East & West, Vol. 38, 1988

Subjects:

Philosophy, Philosophy, Asian

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...nevertheless closer to us, for he, like sakyamuni Buddha, sought many years before he forgot...practice is beginningless. Thus sakyamuni and MahakaSyapa were both taken...realization. The way of maintaining the Buddha Dharma has always been like this...
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The Phoenix Hall at Uji and the Symmetries of Replication

Journal article by Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 77, 1995

Subjects:

Architecture, Buddhist--Analysis, Temples, Buddhist--Decoration, painting, etc., Temples--Decoration, painting, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...Immeasurable Life, as Expounded by the Buddha Sakyamuni, the Visualization Sutra explains...uninitiated, is merged with Sakyamuni, the Buddha of the Lotus Sutra, as the...Immeasurable Life as Expounded by Sakyamuni Buddha, Kyoto, 1984. 7. K. Tanaka...
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The Mahavadanasutra: A New Edition Based on Manuscripts Discovered in Northern Turkestan

Journal article by Richard Salomon; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Mahavadanasutra: A New Edition Based on Manuscripts Discovered in Northern Turkestan (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...namely the "historical Buddha" known as Gotama or Sakyamuni. This rigidly patterned...passage in the life of Sakyamuni Buddha as told in the Sanghabhedavastu...life of Vipasyin, not Sakyamuni, as the model of a Buddhas biography. Perhaps Fukita...
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Further Buddhist Christian Dialogue: A Review Article of Hee Sung Keel's Understanding Shinran: A Dialogical Approach

Journal article by Alfred Bloom; Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2000

Subjects:

Buddhism--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Keel, Hee Sung--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shin Buddhists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Understanding Shinran: A Dialogical Approach (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...mediation, however, in order for us to hear the name and through this for salvation to become accessible. It is through Sakyamuni Buddha, a manifestation of Amida Buddha, who appeared in the world to teach Amidas Vows and the Pure Land Way. The hermeneutical...

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Magazine Articles on: sakyamuni buddha

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Buddha in His Time and Ours

Magazine article by Charles Hallisey; World and I, Vol. 14, October 1999

Subjects:

Buddhist literature--Criticism and interpretation, Gautama Buddha--Biography

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...member of the Sakya tribe, he is frequently referred to as Sakyamuni, or "Sage of the Sakya Tribe." The name we are used to, Gautama...Siddhartha ("He who has achieved his aims"). His future career as a Buddha was predicted at his birth, although his father tried to forestall...
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Of Myth and Men

Magazine article by Robert M. Price; Free Inquiry, Vol. 20, Winter 1999

Subjects:

Gautama Buddha--Conduct of life, Jesus Christ--Conduct of life, Moses (Biblical figure)--Conduct of life, Muhammad--Conduct of life, Religion--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to the Sakya clan, hence the epithet Sakyamuni, "Sage of the Sakyas." His titles include...Jina (."The Victor"), and of course the Buddha ("The Enlightened One"). Western textbook summaries of the Buddhas career must appear startling to believing...
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Journey to Heavenly Mountain

Magazine article by Jay Martin; The Antioch Review, Vol. 60, Winter 2002

Subjects:

Authors--Personal narratives, Buddhism--Psychological aspects, Monks--Personal narratives, Writers--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...heaven, lights flash. Sakyamuni Buddha presides over all...kneeling. Good morning, Sakyamuni. Good morning, Guanyin...chant and kneel, urging Buddha to be present at our...every person may be a Buddha. But Sakyamuni did not differ from...
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The Circle of the Way: Reading the Gospel of Thomas as a ChristZen Text

Magazine article by Kenneth Arnold; Cross Currents, Vol. 51, Winter 2002

Subjects:

Gnosticism--Literature, Gospel of Thomas (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jesus Christ--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Koan--Appreciation, Zen Buddhism--Appreciation

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...case 6 of the Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan), in which Sakyamuni (the Buddha) did not speak but held up a flower before the assembly...the human mind, seeing ones nature and becoming a Buddha" (Welter, 78, 85). Secondly, the special transmission...
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12 Great Thinkers of Our Time

Magazine article by Jason Cowley; New Statesman, Vol. 132, July 14, 2003

Collections: Entire Library

...1951 a date that coincides with the birthday of Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha. Asked to explain, he claimed that the original...an innocent correction. "I have never said I am Sakyamuni," he said in one interview. "I am just a very...

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Newspaper Articles on: sakyamuni buddha

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Museum Pays [Pounds Sterling]37m for Ancient Exhibits; Babylonian Goddess and 7th Century Buddha among Acquisitions

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 18, 2006

Subjects:

Museums--Exhibitions

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...jointly with the Victoria and Albert Museum for pounds sterling850,000 in 2004. The golden, 14in statue of a standing Buddha Sakyamuni is the first of its kind to enter a public European collection. Made of copper alloy, the Buddhas right hand is raised...
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Falun Gong Sect Is Keeping Watch at Chinese Embassies

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, July 27, 1999

Subjects:

Beijing, China, Falun Dafa (Sect), Li Hongzhi

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...changed his birth date to that of Buddha. It is his true birthday, he said, but "I have never claimed that I am Sakyamuni Buddha. Mr. Li passed through Beijing en route from New York to Australia on the day of the April demonstration, but...
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In China, Spiritual Hunger, State Power Collide

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 25, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...claims, in fact, to be superior to both Christ and the Sakyamuni Buddha, since his field of action encompasses all the many...Oriental Lightning, The Elijah Church, The Immortal Real Buddha Sect . . . Outside the small enclaves of sleek technocrats...
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TRAVEL: A Bit of Seoul-Searching Reaps Rewards; the Olympics May Have Been Held in Seoul in 1988, but Few Tourists Venture There, Says Hugo Duncan

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 31, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...World Cultural Heritage List. The grotto is home to the Sakyamuni Buddha, which is surrounded by more than 30 lesser deities, all considered to be masterpieces. The Buddhas position overlooking the East Sea makes him the guardian...
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Travel: Wonders of the East; from Ever-Changing Beijing to Stunning Seoul, Hugo Duncan Enjoys a Twin-Centre Trip to China and Korea

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 15, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...are on the Unesco World Cultural Heritage List. The grotto is home to the Sakyamuni Buddha, surrounded by more than 30 lesser deities all considered masterpieces. The Buddha overlooks the East Sea, making himthe guardian of the country. South Koreans...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: sakyamuni buddha

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Buddha

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BUDDHA boo d , boo Skt.,=the enlightened...warrior, caste (hence his later epithet Sakyamuni, "the sage of the Sakyas") in the...reached enlightenment, becoming a Buddha at the age of 35. Founding of Buddhism...See E. J. Thomas, The Life of Buddha as Legend and History (3d ed. 1952...

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