The History of Buddhist Thought

by Edward J. Thomas

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415848183
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward J. Thomas (1869-1958) was an antiquarian scholar, librarian, author of several books on the Buddhist literature. He earned a master’s degree in Classics from University of St. Andrews in 1901, studied linguistics at Emmanuel College and graduated from University of Cambr­idge in 1905.

Table of Contents

I . INTRODUCTION II. THE ASCETIC IDEAL III. THE COUNCILS: EARLY SCHOOLS .IV . EARLY DOCTRINE: YOGA. V . CAUSATION : NOTE ON THE WHEEL OF BECOMING VI . TH E BACKGROUND OF BUDDHISM . VII . BRAHMINISM AND THE UPANISHADS VIII . DOGMA AND PHILOSOPHY: THE SOUL. IX . KARMA X . RELEASE AN D NIRVANA .X I . BUDDHA XII . DEVELOPMENTS I N ABHIDHAMMA .XIII . DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOCTRINE: THE BUDDHAS .XIV . TH E LOTU S O F TH E TRU E DOCTRINE: NOTE ON SPELLS XV . POPULAR BODHISATTV A DOCTRINE .XVI . TH E BODHISATTVA' S CAREER XVII . TH E DOCTRINE OF THE VOI D : NOTE ON THE LATER SCHOOLS .XVIII . TH E DOCTRIN E OF CONSCIOUSNESS ONLY.

Editorial Reviews

Aimed at students of religion and philosophy, this text traces the permutations of Buddhist thought over time. Thomas (affiliation not cited) begins with a discussion of the ascetic ideal. Other topics include fundamental concepts such as karma, regional variations in the religion's tenets, and connections between Buddhism and modern thought. The volume is an unabridged republication of the 1959 printing of the second edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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