The birth of insight: meditation, modern Buddhism, and the Burmese monk Ledi Sayadaw

Ledi Sayadaw and the gifts of the Buddha -- The best of times and the worst: Ledi Sayadaw's formative period -- The great war of the commentaries: Ledi Sayadaw's Abhidhamma controversy -- "In the hands of all the people": Ledi empowers the laity -- "In this very life":...

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Auteur principal: Braun, Erik 1972- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Chicago London The University of Chicago Press 2013
Dans:Année: 2013
Collection/Revue:Buddhism and modernity. - Ledi Sayadaw and the gifts of the Buddha -- The best of times and the worst: Ledi Sayadaw's formative period -- The great war of the commentaries: Ledi Sayadaw's Abhidhamma controversy -- "In the hands of all the people": Ledi empowers the laity -- "In this very life": lay study of the Abhidhamma -- The birth of insight -- Conclusion: the death of Ledi and the life of insight
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Ledi Sayadaw 1846-1923 / Meditation
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ñāṇa 1846 or 1847-1923 or 1924
B Meditation Buddhism
B Dharma (Buddhism)
B Ñāṇa Ledi Cha rā toʻ (1846 or 1847-1923 or 1924)
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Résumé:Ledi Sayadaw and the gifts of the Buddha -- The best of times and the worst: Ledi Sayadaw's formative period -- The great war of the commentaries: Ledi Sayadaw's Abhidhamma controversy -- "In the hands of all the people": Ledi empowers the laity -- "In this very life": lay study of the Abhidhamma -- The birth of insight -- Conclusion: the death of Ledi and the life of insight
Description:Literaturverz. S. 231 - 248
ISBN:022600080X