Buddhist Meditation
An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
List Price: $39.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-48568-5
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 11/01/2008
- Pages: 256
Table of Contents
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
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