Sarah Shaw

Buddhist Meditation (eBook, ePUB)

An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in the earliest body of Buddhist scripture, the Pali canon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134242023
• Artikelnr.: 42641624

Autorenporträt

Sarah Shaw read Greek and English at Manchester University, where she took a doctorate in English. She studied Pali at Oxford, and is on the steering committee of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies. She is a mother, teacher and writer. She practises with the Samatha Association of Britain.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Preface. Abbreviations 1. Introduction: What is
Meditation? 2. Meditation: Introductory Texts 3. The Five Hindrances 4.
Longer Texts: Concentration and the Fruits of Recluseship: The Samannaphala
Sutta 5. Longer Texts: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: The
Satipannhana Sutta 6. The Ten Devices (Kasina) 7. The Ten Foulnesses
(Asubha) 8. The Ten Recollections: Six Recollections (Anussati) 9. The Ten
Recollections: Four Mindfulnesses (Sati) 10. The Four Divine Abidings
(Brahmavihara) 11. Meditation on the Formless (Arupasamapatti) 12. The
Perception of Loathsomeness in Food (Ahare Patikkulasanna) Conclusion:
Sila, Samadhi and Panna. Bibliography. Translator's Note. Glossary.
Canonical References. Index