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From the narrative of the story of the buddha, through discussions of aspects such as textual. Aug 24, 2014 rupert gethin was educated at the university of manchester, completing a ba in comparative religion 1980 an ma in buddhist studies 1982 and a phd focused on the theory of meditation in the. Sep 14, 2015 geshe kelsang gyatso was born in tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master, and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism. The foundations of buddhism opus series by rupert gethin. The buddhist path to awakening a handful of leaves. Prebish and damien keown routledgecurzon critical studies in buddhism is a comprehensive study of the buddhist tradition. The foundations of buddhism opus kindle edition by. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The discourse on the root of existence dhamma talks.
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Gethin foundations of buddhism chapters 4 gethin foundations of buddhism chapter 8 bodhi 1993 comprehensive manual of abhidhamma, pp. In this introduction to the foundations of buddhism, rupert gethin. By the way, my current interest is in dhyana jyana states in meditation. The simple teaching, equal in beauty to the cosmos, will dispel every suggestion of idolatry, unworthy of the great teacher of men. Rupert gethin is professor of buddhist studies at the university of bristol and president of the pali text society. Rupert gethin an opus book the foundations of buddhism rupert gethin is lecturer in indian religions in the department of theology and religious studies. In this introduction to the foundations of buddhism, rupert gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of buddhism thervada, tibetan and eastern which exist in the world today. The nine years since the first edition of the buddhist path to awakening was published have seen the publication of many articles and books in the field of buddhist studies. After all, this is a universitylevel overview of the buddhist tradition and its vehicles, not a counselling guidebook. Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. Rupert gethin, university of bristol, department of religion and theology, faculty member.
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