Nikāya Buddhism and early Chan : a different meditative paradigm / Grzegorz Polak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polak, Grzegorz, author.

Series:

Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies monographs

Oxford centre for Buddhist studies monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meditation--Buddhism.

Meditation.

Theravāda Buddhism--Doctrines.

Theravāda Buddhism.

Zen Buddhism--Doctrines.

Zen Buddhism.

Physical Description:

xv, 388 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

"This book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nikāya Buddhism and early Chan"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. The wrong and the right forms of meditation

2. Calm and insight, concentration and wisdom

3. The world of experience

4. Meditative cessation as a process of cognitive deconstruction

5. Can there be a methodless meditation?

6. Meditation as an extension of a specific way of life

7. Calming the mind through awareness

8. Beyond method

Conclusions

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Polak, Grzegorz. Nikāya Buddhism and early Chan

ISBN:

9781800504240

1800504241

9781800504257

180050425X

OCLC:

1406102719

Publisher Number:

90101086216