The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy
By the eleventh century a.d. Hinayana flourished in Ceylon, Burma, Siam and Cambodia; Mystic Buddhism developed in Tibet; Mahayana grew in China. In Japan the whole of Buddhism became the living and active faith of the mass of the people. The present study relates to Japanese Buddhism, as in Japan alone the whole of Buddhism has been preserved. The author presents Buddhist Philosophy in an ideological sequence, but it is not the sequence in the development of ideas; it is rather the systematization of the different schools of thought for the purpose of easier approach. Divided into fifteen chapters, the book deals with different schools of Buddhist Philosophy. The author has grouped these schools under two heads: (1) the schools of Negative Rationalism, i.e. the Religion of Dialectic Investigation, and (2) the schools of Introspective Intuitionism, i.e. the Religion of Meditative Experience. The author treats these schools in most scientific and elaborate way.
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Contents
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INTRODUCTION
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1 |
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INDIAN BACKGROUND
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13 |
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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHIST
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23 |
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THE KUSHA SCHOOL
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55 |
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THE JŌJITSU SCHOOL
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74 |
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THE HOSSŌ SCHOOL Idealism MereIdeation
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81 |
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THE SANRON SCHOOL Three Treatises Nega
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99 |
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THE KEGON SCHOOL
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112 |
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THE TENDAI SCHOOL Phenomenology Lotus
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131 |
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Abhidharma Abhidharma-kośa according action action-influence Amita Amita-pietism attained Avatansaka Bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhahood Buddhism called causation theory cause China Chinese commentary consciousness death Dengyō Daishi Dharma-dhātu dharmas dhyāna discipline doctrine elements existence function Gāndhāra Hinayana Hinayānistic Hiuen-tsang Hossō Hossō School idea ideal idealistic ideation ideation-store immanent India Japan Japanese Jōdo Kegon Kegon School Kumārajīva living Lotus Madhyamika Mahāyāna Mahāyānistic manifestation means meditation Middle Path mind monasteries mutual mystic Nāgārjuna Nālandā Nara nature negation Nichiren Nirvāņa non-ens noumenon object ordination original Pāli perfect enlightenment period philosophy practice prajñā preached Prince Shōtoku principle pupil Realistic reality realized realm refutation regarded Ritsu Saichō Sanron Sanron School Sanskrit Sarvāstivāda Sect self-creation Shingon Shingon School specific character stage substance Sukhāvati Sūtra Taishō Takakusu's Tathāgata taught teaching temporary Tendai Tendai School things thought Thus-come Thusness tion translation true Tsung universe Vasubandhu Vinaya Void wisdom words worldly truth Yogācāra