Stephen Harris

Buddhist Ethics and the Bodhisattva Path (eBook, ePUB)

Santideva on Virtue and Well-Being

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Santideva's 8th century Mahayana Buddhist classic, the Guide to the Practices of Awakening (Bodhicaryavatara), has been a source of philosophical inspiration in the Indian and Tibetan traditions for over a thousand years. Stephen Harris guides us through a philosophical exploration of Santideva's masterpiece, introducing us to his understanding of the compassionate bodhisattva, who vows to liberate the entire universe from suffering. Individual chapters provide studies of the bodhisattva virtues of generosity, patience, compassion, and wisdom, illustrating the role each plays in Santideva's account of well-being and moral development. Harris also provides in-depth analysis of many of Santideva's most influential arguments, demonstrating how he employs reasoning as a method to cultivate moral character.

As the first book-length English language philosophical study of Santideva's most influential text, this will be essential reading for students and scholars of Buddhist ethics, as well as for anyone interested in intercultural ethics and the philosophy of well-being.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350379565
• Artikelnr.: 68519009

Autorenporträt

Stephen E. Harris is Indian and Comparative Philosophy at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Selfless Character:
Virtue without a Self 2. Giving as Abandoning 3. Three: Patience and the
Irrationality of Anger 4. Compassion and Desire 5. Joy 6. Wisdom and the
Transformation of Experience 7. Dedication: Until the End of Space and Time
Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index