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The Bodhisattva doctrine in Buddhism

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Har Dayal's The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature published in 1931 was the first extensive study in English of the Bodhisattva doctrine. Dayal discussed the Bodhisattva doctrine as it was expounded in the Buddhist Sanskrit texts, and it remains a question whether anything more can be added to his excellent study. However, no other book on the doctrine has appeared in English subsequent to Dayal's study, and Buddhist scholarship, having expanded beyond the boundaries of the Sanskrit language, must now take into account information found not only in the Sanskrit language but also in other languages fundamental to Buddhist studies. In order to investigate what current research in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese materials could contribute to the study of the Bodhisattva doctrine, the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary planned a conference around the theme of the Bodhisattva. The papers presented in this volume were first read and discussed at the conference.

Title The Bodhisattva doctrine in Buddhism / edited and introduced by Leslie S. Kawamura.
Publisher Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfred Laurier University Press
Creation Date 1981
Notes Papers presented at the Calgary Buddhism Conference, held from September 18 to September 21, 1978
sponsored by the Religious Studies Dept., Faculty of Humanities, University of Calgary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- The Contributors -- Introduction -- The Relevance of The Bodhisattva Concept for Today -- The Evolution of The Concept of The Bodhisattva -- The Bodhisattva Returns to This World -- Influence of The Bodhisattva Doctrine On Tibetan Political History -- The View of Bodhicitta in Tibetan Buddhism -- Bodhisattva — The Ethical Phase in Evolution -- The Bodhisattva Idea in Chinese Literature: Typology and Significance -- The Bodhisattva Concept: A Study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon -- The Bodhisattva Doctrine as Conceived and Developed By The Founders of The New Sects in The Heian and Kamakura Periods -- Japan's New Religions (1945-65): Secularization or Spiritualization? -- The MYōkōnin Japan's Representation of The Bodhisattva -- Index -- Supplements
Series SR supplements
10
Extent 1 online resource (xxi, 272 pages)
Language English
Copyright Date ©1981
National Library system number 997010714007605171
MARC RECORDS
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