The Buddhist Path to Awakening by Rml Gethin

The Buddhist Path to Awakening by Rml Gethin

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Summary

A study of a classic list of Buddhist teachings which includes such familiar items as the four establishings of mindfulness and the noble eightfold path.

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The Buddhist Path to Awakening by Rml Gethin

This comprehensive study draws exhaustively on a wide range of sources both primary and secondary, and in particular the Pali texts, to offer an authoritative study of the thirty-seven conditions that contribute to awakening. This classic set of Buddhist teachings is examined both collectively and individually, thus revealing how early Buddhist thinkers understood the process of spiritual practice by which ordinary consciousness is transformed in the mystic mind. Sensitive, conscientious, and featuring full notes and extensive bibliography, this text will be appreciated by scholars and students alike.

"It should be read by everyone concerned with Buddhist thought, in whatever school or period"

* Journal of the American Oriental Society *

"Certain to become the definitive work on the subject."

* Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society *

"A very thorough study of the Abhidhamma texts, the complicated knots of which he unravels with great skill… An important contribution to the study of the Buddhist path to awakening." J. W. de Jong

* Indo-Iranian Journal *

Rupert Gethin is a Lecturer in Indian Religions and Co-Director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol. He has published several books on the subject of Buddhist throught and literature, including The Foundations of Buddhism (Oxford University Press).

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ISBN 13 9781851682850
ISBN 10 1851682856
Title The Buddhist Path to Awakening
Author Rml Gethin
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oneworld Publications
Year published 2001-08-27
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.