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The genesis of the bodhisattva ideal /

(Number (ISBN

3937816623

(Number (ISBN

9783937816623

Title Proper

The genesis of the bodhisattva ideal /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Anālayo ; [Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg].

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Hamburg :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Hamburg University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

177 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm.

Series Title

Hamburg Buddhist studies,

Volume Designation

1

ISSN of Series

2190-6769 ;

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

In this book, Bhikkhu Anālayo investigates the genesis of the bodhisattva ideal, one of the most important concepts in the history of Buddhist thought. He brings together material from the corpus of the early discourses preserved mainly in Pāli and Chinese that appear to have influenced the arising of the bodhisattva ideal. Anālayo convincingly shows that the early sources do not present compassionate concern for others as a motivating force for the Buddha's quest for awakening. He further offers an analysis of the only reference to Maitreya in the Pāli canon, showing that this reference is most likely a later addition. In sum, Bhikkhu Anālayo is able to delineate a gradual genesis of central aspects of the bodhisattva ideal by documenting (1) an evolution in the bodhisattva concept reflected in the early discourses, (2) the emergence of the notion of a vow to pursue the path to buddhahood, and (3) the possible background for the idea of a prediction an aspirant to buddhahood receives from a former buddha.

Bodhisattva (The concept)

Bodhisattva stages (Mahayana Buddhism)

Bodhisattvas.

Buddha (The concept)

Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva (The concept)

Bodhisattva stages (Mahayana Buddhism)

Bodhisattva-Ideal --Geschichte.

Bodhisattvas.

Buddha (The concept)

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System Code

Anālayo,1962-

Date of Transaction

20200823195804.0

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