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Guide to buddahood : Being a standard manual of Chinese Buddhism / Timothy Richard.

By: Richard TimothyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi. Cosmo Publications; 2014. Edition: 2014Description: 105 p . ; hardbound 18x25cmISBN: 978-81-307-1732-6DDC classification: 294.3
Contents:
The strength and weakness of ordinary Buddhism Translator's Preface Translator's introduction Translator's Synopsis Author's introductory remarks The steps in the stage of beginning and growth of character The steps in the imperfect character of the religious steps in the four evil states Steps in the realm of desire, (Kamadhatu) The steps in the visible and invisible realms of Brahma The steps in the stage of doing good and suppressing Evil Steps in the stage of the growth of Moralit Steps in the stage of growth in contemplation Steps in the growth of wisdom The steps in the orthodox (or Eclectic)school The steps of the broad school The steps of the new school (Mahayana) The steps of the complete school The Pure land cross-passage short cut school The highest result of all the schools- Buddahood
Summary: Dr. Eitel's "Three lectures on Buddhism" and his " sanscrit-chinese and english dictionary are amongst the very best authorities on Buddhism in China. Now in this "Guide to Buddhahood" which the Chinese call Hsuan Fo P'u you will actually get Buddhism arranged in a definite and regular order, beginning with the lowest scale of existence and ascending regularly through the different stages of progress till finally Paradise and Buddhahood are attained, and thus you find this book a true handbook of Buddhism-A sort of counterpart to the dictionary, as the chapters and sub-divisions are arranged in a logical instead of an Alphabetical order.
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The strength and weakness of ordinary Buddhism
Translator's Preface
Translator's introduction
Translator's Synopsis
Author's introductory remarks
The steps in the stage of beginning and growth of character
The steps in the imperfect character of the religious
steps in the four evil states
Steps in the realm of desire, (Kamadhatu)
The steps in the visible and invisible realms of Brahma
The steps in the stage of doing good and suppressing Evil
Steps in the stage of the growth of Moralit
Steps in the stage of growth in contemplation
Steps in the growth of wisdom
The steps in the orthodox (or Eclectic)school
The steps of the broad school
The steps of the new school (Mahayana)
The steps of the complete school
The Pure land cross-passage short cut school
The highest result of all the schools- Buddahood

Dr. Eitel's "Three lectures on Buddhism" and his " sanscrit-chinese and english dictionary are amongst the very best authorities on Buddhism in China.
Now in this "Guide to Buddhahood" which the Chinese call Hsuan Fo P'u you will actually get Buddhism arranged in a definite and regular order, beginning with the lowest scale of existence and ascending regularly through the different stages of progress till finally Paradise and Buddhahood are attained, and thus you find this book a true handbook of Buddhism-A sort of counterpart to the dictionary, as the chapters and sub-divisions are arranged in a logical instead of an Alphabetical order.

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