Buddhism In Scripture and practice Buddhism arose more than 2500 years ago in India in an atmosphere of great philosophical ferment, when the philosophical sects such as Mimamsa, Vedanta, etc were systematized, but was independent of them. It incorporated what it considered to be the best from all sects, both the orthodox and the heterodox. It became one of the world's greatest religions, and contributed one of the highest of philosophies. The founder of Buddhism, Gautama, known to the world as the Buddha, the Enlightened, was the most influential individual to emerge from the then intellectually and religiously stimulating period in India. Buddhism, as a religious teaching, is valid independently of any special status of its founder, the Buddha. As a system of thought, and a spiritual thought, Buddhism ever remains theoretically valid. Buddhist philosophy, in its latest stages, looked so similar to Vedanta that it was eventually assimilated to it. As such, Buddhism gradually lost justification for separate existence and disappeared from India, except for a few border areas. It may be more appropriate to say that Buddhism has not disappeared from India, but has formed part of the Indian ethos and culture. This book gives a comprehensive account of the origin and evolution of Buddhism in India and outside, the philosophies of different schools of Buddhism, the pursuit of spirituality perfected in the Mahayana schools, leading ultimately to its assimilation with Vedanta. Author K.R. Paramahamsa was a retired civil servant in India borne on the Indian Administrative Service. He is Adjunct Faculty to the Hindu University of America in the USA. He is presently a resident of the Ashram of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai at Prashanthi Nilayam - 515134, India, in pursuit of spiritual advancement in his own little way. K.R. Paramahamsa has created the website Sri Sathya Sai Veda Pratishtan at www.vedamu.org, which is the repository of all the Vedic texts in Devanagari and Grandha scripts. The website has audio of over 415 hours of Vedic chanting of ten Veda sakhas presently available in India, in different modes of chanting, in a representative way. Table of Contents About the Author Preface Chapter 01: Buddhism - An Overview Chapter 02: Evolution of Buddhism Chapter 03: The Teachings of the Historical Buddha Chapter 04: Schools of Buddhism Chapter 05: Samskaaras Chapter 06: Abhidharma Philosophy Chapter 07: Abhidharma Literature Chapter 08: Epistemology Chapter 09: Life's Ideal Chapter 10: The Buddhist Way to Liberation Chapter 11: Assimilation with the Vedanta
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Author: Paramahamsa, K.R.,
Publisher: TotalRecall Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Buddhism In Scripture and Practice
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2007-06-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781590958933
Category: Religion : Buddhism - General
Category: Religion : Buddhism - Rituals & Practice
Category: Religion : General