Excursions into the Thought-World of the Pāli Discourses

Anālayo:
Excursions into the Thought-World of the Pāli Discourses / Bhikkhu Anālayo. - Onalaska, WA : Pariyatti Publishing, 2012. - v, 326 S.
ISBN 978-1-928706-98-4
US$ 19,95
DDC: 294.342041

Beschreibung
For those who approach the Buddha's teaching as a system of mental development, this book is a reliable and accessible guide to understanding the significance of themes from the Pāli discourses, including grasping, right view, craving, passion, contemplation of feeling, happiness, and liberation. Bhikkhu Analayo's rare combination of scholarly rigour and extensive meditation experience adds veracity to these studies. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Introduction. 1
1. CRAVING / TAṆHĀ. 3
   1.1 Craving Imagery. 3
   1.2 Types of Craving. 9
   1.3 The Arising of Craving. 17
   1.4 The Cessation of Craving. 20
   1.5 The Path to Freedom from Craving. 21
2. GRASPING / UPĀDĀNA. 26
   2.1 Grasping at Sensual Pleasures. 26
   2.2 Grasping at Views. 28
   2.3 Grasping at Rules and Observances. 30
   2.4 Grasping at a Doctrine of Self. 31
   2.5 The Five Aggregates [Affected by] Clinging. 34
   2.6 Grasping and Nibbāna. 35
   2.7 Freedom from Grasping. 37
3. PASSION / RĀGA. 39
   3.1 The Nature of Passion. 39
   3.2 The Removal of Passion. 44
   3.3 Passion and Dispassion. 45
4. ILL-WILL / VYĀPĀDA. 54
   4.1 Manifestations of Ill-will. 54
   4.2 The Arising and Consequences of Ill-will. 59
   4.3 How to Overcome Ill-will. 61
5. SLOTH-AND-TORPOR / THĪNAMIDDHA. 66
   5.1 The Nature of Sloth-and-torpor. 66
   5.2 The Removal of Sloth-and-torpor. 68
6. RESTLESSNESS-AND-WORRY / UDDHACCAKUKKUCCA. 71
   6.1 Restlessness. 71
   6.2 Worry. 74
   6.3 Restlessness-and-worry. 75
7. DOUBT / VICIKICCHĀ. 78
   7.1 The Nature of Doubt. 78
   7.2 Doubt and Investigation. 80
8. PERSONALITY VIEW / SAKKĀYADIṬṬHI. 85
   8.1 Manifestations of Personality View. 85
   8.2 Removal of Personality View. 90
9. RIGHT VIEW / SAMMĀDIṬṬHI. 93
   9.1 Wrong View. 93
   9.2 Right View and Investigation. 95
   9.3 Right View as the Forerunner of the Path. 97
   9.4 Arrival at Right View. 99
   9.5 Right View and the Four Noble Truths. 100
10. VOLITIONAL FORMATIONS / SAṄKHĀRĀ. 104
   10.1 Saṅkhāras as an Aggregate. 105
   10.2 Saṅkhāras as a Link in Dependent Arising. 109
   10.3 Saṅkhāras in General. 113
11. THOUGHT / VITAKKA. 118
   11.1 The Ethical Perspective on Thought. 119
   11.2 The Arising of Thought. 120
   11.3 The Vitakkasaṇṭhāna-sutta. 123
   11.4 Vitakka in Meditation. 127
   11.5 Thought Imagery. 129
12. FEELING / VEDANĀ. 132
   12.1 The Nature of Feelings. 132
   12.2 Bodily and Mental Feelings. 135
   12.3 Feelings and Karmic Retribution. 139
   12.4 Feelings and Views. 141
13. CONTEMPLATION OF FEELINGS / VEDANĀNUPASSANĀ. 143
   13.1 The Analysis of Feelings. 143
   13.2 Feelings and Mental Reactions. 145
   13.3 The Potential of Contemplating Feelings. 147
   13.4 Feelings and Impermanence. 149
   13.5 The Significance of Dukkha. 151
14. HAPPINESS / SUKHA. 153
   14.1 Types of Happiness. 153
   14.2 The Ethical Perspective on Happiness. 155
   14.3 Happiness and the Development of the Mind. 158
15. EQUANIMITY / UPEKKHĀ. 164
   15.1 Equanimity towards Sensory Experience. 164
   15.2 Equanimity as a Divine Abode. 166
   15.3 Equanimity as a Factor of Awakening. 170
16. KNOWLEDGE AND VISION ACCORDING TO REALITY / YATHĀBHŪTAÑĀṆADASSANA. 176
   16.1 The Implications of yathābhūta. 176
   16.2 Knowledge and Vision. 178
   16.3 The Buddha’s Awakening. 179
   16.4 The Development of Yathābhūtañāṇadassana. 183
17. WISE ATTENTION / YONISO MANASIKĀRA. 193
   17.1 Wise (Yoniso). 193
   17.2 Attention (Manasikāra). 196
   17.3 The Implications of Wise Attention. 196
   17.4 The Importance of Wise Attention. 202
18. INSIGHT / VIPASSANĀ. 206
   18.1 The Significance of Insight. 206
   18.2 Insight and Mindfulness. 213
   18.3 The Insight Knowledges. 221
19. TRANQUILLITY & INSIGHT /SAMATHA & VIPASSANĀ. 229
   19.1 Cooperation between Tranquillity and Insight. 229
   19.2 Sequence of Practising Tranquillity and Insight. 232
20. CONCENTRATION / SAMĀDHI. 236
   20.1 The Development of Concentration. 238
   20.2 Absorption. 243
   20.3 Supernormal Abilities. 246
   20.4 Concentration and Awakening. 252
21. SECLUSION / VIVEKA. 258
   21.1 Living in Seclusion. 258
   21.2 Silence. 261
   21.3 Mental Seclusion. 264
22. LETTING GO / VOSSAGGA. 266
   22.1 Letting go. 266
   22.2 Giving up. 268
23. EMPTINESS / SUÑÑATĀ. 272
   23.1 The Significance of the Term ‘Empty’. 272
   23.2 The Cūḷasuññata-sutta. 274
   23.3 The Mahāsuññata-sutta. 277
   23.4 Other Passages on Emptiness. 279
24. LIBERATION / VIMUTTI. 282
   24.1 The Eight Deliverances. 282
   24.2 Liberation of the Mind. 289
   24.3 Occasions for Attaining Liberation. 296
   24.4 Liberated Beings. 299
   24.5 The Path to Liberation. 302
Abbreviations. 308
Bibliography. 309
Index. 313

Autor
BHIKKHU ANĀLAYO was born in Germany in 1962 and ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. In the year 2000 he completed a Ph.D. thesis on the Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta at the University of Peradeniya (published 2003 by Windhorse in the UK). In the year 2007 he completed a habilitation research at the University of Marburg, in which he compared the Majjhima-nikāya discourses with their Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan counterparts (forthcoming with Dharma Drum Publishers in Taiwan). At present, he teaches at the Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg, and researches at Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan. Besides his academic activities, he regularly conducts meditation courses in Sri Lanka. Mitarbeiterprofil, Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde. Wikipedia [en].

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