Early Buddhism: A New Approach
The I of the Beholder
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| Author(s) : Hamilton, Sue |
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| ISBN : 0700713573 | | EAN : 9780700713578 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 248 | | Size : 216 x 140mm | | Publisher : Curzon | | Published : 2000 |
Category : Early Buddhism
Category 2 : Theravada Buddhism: General
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Synopsis:
This work offers new interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism. It focuses on the relationship between identity and perception, drawing out and explaining the way they relate in terms of experience. It presents a coherent picture of these issues in the context of the Buddhist teachings as a whole, and suggests that they represent the heart of what the Buddha taught.
The book seeks to illustrate that it is only if one interprets the texts in the way suggested here that the core tecahings of Buddhism can be seen as a coherent whole. The author proposes new interpretations for all these key doctrines. In her discussion she draws out reasons why certain ambiguous teachings were given at all, suggesting that many should be understood as metaphors relating to an overall focus on the nature of experience. Thus while the approach may be unconventional, it offers a way of understanding the early Buddhist material in a more genuinely meaningful way than has hitherto been the case. |
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