9788185066615 - early buddhism: doctrine and discipline von ward, c.h.s. (1 Ergebnisse)
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents 1. The sources of our knowledge of the Buddha and his teaching. 2. The Buddha. 3. The birth and early life of Gotama Buddha. 4. The home leaving of Gotama Buddha. 5. The public ministry of Gotama Buddha. 6. The last words and death of Gotama Buddha. 7. Buddhist doctrine its ethnics psychology… and metaphysics. 8. The three universal truths. 9. The Buddhist doctrine of man. 10. Karma and rebirth or the Buddha's teaching about the future life. 11. The Buddha's way of salvation. Nirvana what it is and how it is to be attained. 12. The order of the Buddha's disciples. 13. The historical development of Buddhism. 14. Buddhism as a religion. Appendices. Index of names. Index of subjects. Human being is addicted to power power over other human beings. This vice manifests itself in various forms such as economic power politics of power priestly power and knowledge as a source of power etc. When Siddhartha Gotama was born the royal astrologer predicted that either he would become a universal monarch of attained Sambodhi and thus become the Buddha. Obviously the prediction pointed to the enormous energy inherent in the child Gotama. And we know the young Gotama refused to be an addict to power being an heir apparent he turned his back on Kapilavastu the capital of his father's kingdom and a seat of power in preference to search for the truth truth of Nibbana (skt Nirvana) a state of extinction of flame of craving or Tanha predominantly a craving for power. Gotama now Gotama the Buddha who discovered and delineated the path for others as well leading to the transformation of energy finally in to compassion directly opposed to the impulse of power. This book describes in comparative light and in the background of humanistic tradition based on Pali tipitaka all that is essential to know about Gotama the acharya manussa who like lion roared the four noble truths (cattari arya saccani) to the four corners of the world underlying the noble message of compassion for all. 150 pp.
