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Three short treatises by Vasubandhu, Sengzhao, and Zongmi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- BDK English Tripiṭaka
- BDK English Tripiṭaka series
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vasubandhu. Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa--Translations into English.
- Vasubandhu.
- Sengzhao, 384-414--Translations into English.
- Sengzhao.
- Zongmi, 780-841. Yuan ren lun--Translations into English.
- Zongmi.
- Sengzhao, 384-414.
- Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa (Vasubandhu).
- Yuan ren lun (Zongmi).
- Mahayana Buddhism--Sacred books.
- Mahayana Buddhism.
- Philosophy, Chinese--221 B.C.-960 A.D.
- Philosophy, Chinese.
- Genre:
- Sacred books.
- Translations.
- Sacred works.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 213 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Moraga, California : BDK America, Inc., 2017.
- Summary:
- Three Short Treatises collects brief and important explorations in Mahayana Buddhism. "A Mahayana Demonstration on the Theme of Action" is Vasubandhu's meditation on karma, here translated from the earlier Chinese translation of Xuan-zhuang. The work presents a systematic view of various theories on karma from the perspective of the Mind Only school. "Essays of Sengzhao" presents four works by Sengzhao, an important disciple of Kumārajīva; the collection is said to have exerted considerable influence on later Chinese Buddhism, in part because it relates issues in Buddhist doctrine to traditional Chinese philosophy. "The Treatise on the Origin of Humanity" by Zong-mi explores the basis of human existence in the context of Confucianism, Taoism, Theravada, and certain Mahayana understandings--which he finds unsatisfactory--to present what he considers a true Mahayana view of human existence.
- Contents:
- A Mahayana demonstration on the theme of action (Taishō volume 31, number 1609) / translated by John P. Keenan
- Essays of Sengzhao (Taishō volume 45, number 1858) / translated by Rafal Felbur
- Treatise on the origin of humanity (Taishō volume 45, number 1886) / translated by Jan Yün-hua.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
- Contains:
- Vasubandhu. Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa. English.
- Zongmi, 780-841. Yuan ren lun. English.
- Mahayana demonstration on the theme of action.
- Essays of Sengzhao.
- Treatise on the origin of humanity.
- ISBN:
- 9781886439665
- 1886439664
- OCLC:
- 1017661046
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