Buddhist ethics for laypeople: from early Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Why Lay People? -- 1.2 Buddhist Ethics -- 1.2.1 Ethics and Morals -- 1.2.2 Wholesomeness Is the Final Goal -- 1.2.3 A Parallel Between Morality and Livelihood -- 1.3 Buddhist Scriptures Relevant to Lay People -- 1.3.1 The Sigālovāda Sutta -...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | The humanities in Asia
volume10 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
/ Layman
/ Ethics
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Why Lay People? -- 1.2 Buddhist Ethics -- 1.2.1 Ethics and Morals -- 1.2.2 Wholesomeness Is the Final Goal -- 1.2.3 A Parallel Between Morality and Livelihood -- 1.3 Buddhist Scriptures Relevant to Lay People -- 1.3.1 The Sigālovāda Sutta -- 1.3.2 The Dīghajāṇu Sutta -- 1.3.3 The Dhammika Sutta -- 1.3.4 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra -- 1.4 An Overview of This Book -- References -- 2 Lay People: Householder and Upāsaka -- 2.1 Types of Lay People in Early Buddhism -- 2.2 Characteristics of Lay People -- 2.3 The Duty -- 2.4 A System Laid Out by the Buddha for Laity -- 2.4.1 Starting from the Teachings of Wholesomeness -- 2.4.2 The Goal: Victory in Two Worlds -- 2.4.3 Analogy for Gradual Training -- 2.4.4 The Outline of the Lay Path -- References -- 3 Happiness Here and Now -- 3.1 Purification of Personal Conduct -- 3.1.1 Four Wrong Courses (Agati) -- 3.2 Prudent Personal Economy -- 3.3 Interpersonal Relationships -- 3.3.1 Good Friends -- 3.3.2 Supporting Parents -- 3.3.3 Interpersonal Network -- 3.4 The Four Saṅgahavatthus Designed for Interpersonal Relations -- 3.4.1 The Altruistic Saṅgahavatthu -- 3.4.2 Saṅgahavatthu, Its Significance -- References -- 4 Leading to the Welfare in the Future -- 4.1 The Four Accomplishments in the Nikāyas -- 4.2 Other Similar Sets of Dhammas -- 4.2.1 Five Kinds of Quality -- 4.2.2 Five Kinds of Wealth -- 4.2.3 Seven Kinds of Wealth -- 4.3 The Detailed Explanations of the Four Accomplishments -- 4.3.1 Faith -- 4.3.2 Virtuous Behavior -- 4.3.3 Generosity (Cāga) -- 4.3.4 Wisdom -- 4.4 The Path for Lay People -- 4.4.1 Features for the Laity -- 4.4.2 Comparison to Relevant Sets of Dhammas -- 4.4.3 The Lay Path for Spiritual Training -- 4.5 Laymen's Uposatha -- 4.6 The Lay Path, the Fruit of Stream-Entry -- References -- 5 Theories Behind Moral Guidance. |
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| ISBN: | 9811684685 |