The Essence of Buddha: the Path to Enlightenment
Ryuho Okawa
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فهرست
شناسنامه
عنوان و نام پدیدآور
The Essence of Buddha: the Path to Enlightenment / Ryuho Okawaمشخصات نشر
نیویورک : IRH Press، 2016ممشخصات ظاهری
991 p.; 81 cm.موضوع
Gautama BuddhaBuddhism
Spiritual life -- Buddhism
Gautama Buddha
زبان
انگلیسیمندرجات
PREFACE TO THE CURRENT EDITION; PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION; ONE: THE JOURNEY TO ENLIGHTMENT; 1: The Renunciation; 2: The Search for a Teacher; 3: The Ascetic Life; 4: Self-Reflection; 5: The Village Girl; 6: The Will to Live; 7: Peace of Mind; 8: The Confrontation with Evil Within; 9: The Great Enlightenment; 10: The Beginning of His Mission; TWO: THE EIGHTFOLD PATH; 1: The Essence of the Eightfold Path; 2: The Mystical Power of Self-Reflection; 3: Right View; 4: Right Thought; 5: Right Speech; 6: Right Action; 7: Right Livelihood; 8: Right Effort; 9: Right Mindfulness. 10: Right ConcentrationTHREE: THE SIX PARAMITAS; 1: Attaining the Innermost Wisdom; 2: Manifesting Thoughts as Deeds; 3: Benefiting the Self Benefits Others; 4: Dana Paramita (The Perfection of Offering); 5: Sila Paramita (The Perfection of Observing the Precepts); 6: Ksanti Paramita (The Perfection of Perseverance); 7: Virya Paramita (The Perfection of Effort); 8: Dhyana Paramita (The Perfection of Meditation); 9: Prajna Paramita (The Perfection of Wisdom); 10: A Modern Interpretation of the Six Paramitas; FOUR: THE CONCEPT OF THE VOID; 1: Shakyamuni's Definition of Human Beings. 2: The Meaning of Life and Death3: The Concept of Reincarnation; 4: The Discovery of the Spirit World; 5: A New Perspective on the Physical World; 6: The Buddhist Interpretation of the Void; 7: The Significance of the Void; 8: The Transience of All Things; 9: A Comparison of Void and Nothingness; 10: A New Development of the Void; FIVE: THE LAW OF CAUSALITY; 1: The Concept of Spiritual Bonds; 2: The Law of Cause and Effect; 3: What Is Karma?; 4: The Idea of Fatalism; 5: The Nature of Free Will; 6: The Concept of Hell; 7: The Reality of Hell; 8: The Concept of Heaven; 9: The Reality of Heaven. 10: The Creation of an Ideal World on EarthSIX: THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERFECTION; 1: What Is Enlightenment?; 2: Prerequisites for Enlightenment; 3: Three Ways of Attaining Enlightenment; 4: The Mechanism of Enlightenment; 5: The Three Benefits of Enlightenment; 6: What Is the Arhat State?; 7: The Discipline of Arhats; 8: The Essential Nature of Bodhisattvas; 9: The Essential Nature of Tathagatas; 10: The Path to Becoming a Buddha; AFTERWORD TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION; AFTERWORD TO THE CURRENT EDITION; About the Author; About Happy Science; Contact Information; About IRH Press USA Inc.