Asian traditions of meditation
What is meditation? / Halvor Eifring -- Types of meditation / Halvor Eifring -- Samadhi in the yoga sutras / Edwin F. Bryant -- Yantra and cakra in tantric meditation / Madhu Khanna -- The history of Jaina meditation / Johannes Bronkhorst -- Nam Simran in the Sikh religion / Kristina Myrvold -- Medi...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
[2016]
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In: | Year: 2016 |
Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Yoga
/ Tantrism
/ Hinduism
/ Zen Buddhism
/ Taoism
/ Neo-Confucianism
/ Meditation
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Further subjects: | B
Meditation
Cross-cultural studies
Asia
B Collection of essays B Meditation (Asia) Cross-cultural studies B Meditation Asia Cross-cultural studies |
Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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Summary: | What is meditation? / Halvor Eifring -- Types of meditation / Halvor Eifring -- Samadhi in the yoga sutras / Edwin F. Bryant -- Yantra and cakra in tantric meditation / Madhu Khanna -- The history of Jaina meditation / Johannes Bronkhorst -- Nam Simran in the Sikh religion / Kristina Myrvold -- Meditation objects in Pali Buddhist texts / Sarah Shaw -- Tibetan longevity meditation / Geoffrey Samuel -- Kanhua meditation in Chinese Zen / Morten Schlutter -- Meditation in the classical Daoist tradition / Harold D. Roth -- "Quiet sitting" in neo-Confucianism / Masaya Mabuchi -- The science of meditation / Are Holen |
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Item Description: | Includes index |
ISBN: | 082485568X |