Essentials of Buddhism

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Essentials of Buddhism by Ven. Pategama Gnanarama Ph.D.......Page 2
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By the same author:......Page 5
Introduction & Acknowledgements......Page 11
  1. The Buddha in the Pali Canon......Page 13
Renunciation, Self-Mortification & Enlightenment......Page 15
The Buddha’s Mission......Page 16
Salient Features of the Theravada Concept of the Buddha......Page 18
Arguments Adduced in the Anattalakkhana-sutta......Page 21
Empirical Observation of Facts......Page 23
Etymological & Doctrinal Meaning of the Term ‘anicca’......Page 24
Impermanence: the Nature of all Component Things......Page 25
Is Consciousness Soul?......Page 28
  3. The Concept of Dukkha in Early Buddhist Teaching......Page 30
The Etymological Definition & the Exegesis......Page 31
Physiological, Psychological & Doctrinal Applications of the Term......Page 32
Three Kinds of Feeling......Page 36
Different Kinds of Happiness......Page 38
  4. The Theory of Egolessness (anatta) in Early Buddhism......Page 40
Monism in Indian Philosophy......Page 41
The Buddhist Criticism of the Theory of Ego......Page 43
Five Aggregates are Conditioned......Page 44
Body & Mind are Devoid of Ego......Page 45
Ignorant Worldlings Seek Ego in Individual Factors of Five Aggregates......Page 46
Consciousness is Egoless......Page 47
The Two Extremes are to be Avoided by a Truth-Seeker......Page 50
Why are They Called ‘Noble’ & ‘Truths’?......Page 51
The Dhamma is Compared to Medicine......Page 52
The Therapeutic Approach......Page 53
Is Buddhism Pessimistic?......Page 55
English & Pali Synonyms for Craving......Page 60
Threefold Craving in Relation to Six Senses & Six Sense Objects......Page 61
Craving as a Multi-Significant Term in Buddhist Doctrine......Page 62
The Threefold Craving......Page 65
Craving as the Origin of Personality & Suffering......Page 67
Nibbàna as the Cessation of Suffering......Page 70
Nibbàna as Indefinable in Terms of Logic & Reasoning......Page 73
Nibbàna in Negative Perspective......Page 76
Nibbàna in Positive or Conventional Perspective......Page 77
Sopàdisesa & Anupadisesa Nibbana......Page 78
  8. The Fourth Noble Truth: Middle Path (majjhima patipada)......Page 81
The Noble Eightfold Path ( ariyo atthangiko maggo)......Page 82
The Middle Path in Relation to Social Welfare......Page 88
Buddhist Social Ethics......Page 89
  9. The Buddhist Theory of Dependent Origination (paticcasamuppada)......Page 93
The Theory as the Central Doctrine of Buddhism......Page 94
The Causal Relativity as a General Rule......Page 96
The Chain of Causation......Page 98
Inductive Inference & the Theory of Causation......Page 100
Abodes of Beings......Page 103
World Systems......Page 108
Philosophical Exposition of the Terms......Page 110
Buddhism on Freedom, Free Will & Responsibility......Page 113
What is Mind?......Page 119
The Nature & Function of the Mind......Page 120
The Dhammapada on the Mind......Page 123
Mind is Conditional & Relative......Page 124
The Classification of Mind in the Abhidhamma......Page 125
13.Authority & Logic in Buddhism......Page 128
The Kalama-Sutta on Authority & Logic......Page 129
The Buddhist Criticism of Authority & Logic......Page 130
Different Views on Ethical Judgement......Page 137
The Buddhist View......Page 138
Three Principal References......Page 139
A Universal Criterion of Ethical Judgement......Page 143
15.The Buddhist Analysis of Truth & Reality......Page 145
The Theory of Correspondence......Page 147
The Theory of Verification......Page 149
The Theory of Double Truth......Page 151
Reality & Truth......Page 152
Empiricism in Western Philosophy......Page 155
The Empiricist Tendency in Buddhism......Page 156
17.Is Buddhism Rationalistic?......Page 163
Rationalism Versus Empiricism......Page 165
18.Man & Society in Buddhist Perspective......Page 171
Who is Man?......Page 172
A Unique Position is Ascribed to Man in Buddhism......Page 173
Man & Society......Page 175
Buddhism, Man & Society......Page 176
Scholars on Buddhist Approach......Page 180
Utilitarianism & Pragmatism: An Overview......Page 182
Buddhism as a Way of Practice......Page 184
What is Philosophy?......Page 189
Is Buddhism a Philosophy?......Page 191
What is Religion?......Page 192
Buddhism as a Religion......Page 194
21.Uses & Abuses of Wealth......Page 197
Facing the Situation with Understanding......Page 198
The Blueprint of Successful Living......Page 199
A Man for All Seasons......Page 201
Economic Planning......Page 202
The Uses & Abuses of Wealth......Page 204
Black Money, Dirty Money & Easy Money......Page 206
For Further Reading:......Page 209
Abbreviations......Page 214