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| Author(s) : Harvey, Peter |
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| ISBN : 0700703381 | | EAN : 9780700703388 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 302 | | Size : 216 x 138mm | | Publisher : Curzon | | Published : 1995 |
Category : Emptiness/Tenets
Category 2 : Theravada Buddhism: General
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Synopsis:
This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. It explores issues relating to the not-self teaching: self-development, moral responsibility, the between-lives period, and the undetermined questions on the world, on the life principle and on the liberated-one after death.
It examines the "person" as a flowing continuity centred on consciousness or discernment (vinnana) configured in changing mind-sets (cittas). The resting state of this is seen as brightly shining - like the Buddha nature of Mahayana thought - so as to represent the potential for Nirvana. Nirvana is then shown to be a state in which consciousness transcends all objects, and thus participates in a timeless, unconditioned realm. |
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