Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Hinduism and Related Traditions of South Asia -- 1. India Before the Vedas -- The Lay of the Land -- South Asia Before the Vedic Age -- The Theory of Indo-Aryan Migrations -- Varna: The Caste System -- The Brahmin Caste...

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Main Author: Bresnan, Patrick S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Old Tappan Taylor and Francis 2016
In:Year: 2016
Edition:5th ed
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Bresnan, Patrick S: Awakening : An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought. - Old Tappan : Taylor and Francis,c2016. - 9780205242986
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Summary:Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. Hinduism and Related Traditions of South Asia -- 1. India Before the Vedas -- The Lay of the Land -- South Asia Before the Vedic Age -- The Theory of Indo-Aryan Migrations -- Varna: The Caste System -- The Brahmin Caste -- Questions for Discussion -- 2. Veda and the Vedas -- Yajna: The Vedic Sacrifice -- The Vedic Pantheon -- An Overview of Vedic Cosmology -- Questions for Discussion -- 3. Introduction to the Upanishads -- Key Elements of the Upanishads -- An Overview of Vedanta Cosmology
Questions for Discussion -- 4. The Bhagavad Gita -- The Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata -- The Opening Scene -- The Bhagavad Gita as Metaphor -- The Awakened Person -- Karma Yoga -- Raja Yoga -- Bhakti Yoga -- Questions for Discussion -- 5. Ashtanga Yoga -- The General Nature of Yoga -- The "Eight Limbs" of Ashtanga Yoga -- Questions for Discussion -- 6. Darshana -- The Orthodox Darshanas -- The Heterodox Darshanas -- Questions for Discussion -- 7. The Devotional Movement -- The Trimurti -- The Hindu Temple -- Questions for Discussion -- 8. A Millennium of Strife -- The Muslim Era
The Modern Era -- Questions for Discussion -- Part 2. Shakyamuni Buddha and the Early Development of Buddhism -- 9. The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Palace Youth -- The Sadhu Years -- The Awakening -- The Teaching Years -- Questions for Discussion -- 10. Basic Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Doctrine of Anatman -- The Four Noble Truths -- The Noble Eightfold Path -- Questions for Discussion -- 11. Theravada Buddhism -- The Early Centuries -- Ashoka -- Theravada Buddhism -- Questions for Discussion -- 12. Mahayana Buddhism -- Diversity and Religious Elements in Mahayana
The Nature of Buddha -- Madhyamaka -- Yogacara -- The Bodhisattva -- Artistic Expression in Early Mahayana -- Questions for Discussion -- Part 3. Non-Buddhist Traditions of East Asia -- 13. Confucius and Confucianism -- Confucius -- Mencius -- Other Voices from the Period of a Hundred Philosophers -- Later Developments in the Evolution of Confucianism -- Questions for Discussion -- 14. Daoism -- The Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) -- Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) -- Religious Daoism -- Questions for Discussion -- 15. Shinto -- The Shinto Creation Story -- The Shinto Shrine and Festival
Historical Development of Shinto -- Questions for Discussion -- Part 4. Buddhism in China and Japan -- 16. Early Buddhism in China -- Buddhism in the Tarim Basin -- Tiantai Buddhism -- Huayan Buddhism (Hua-Yen) -- Pure Land Buddhism -- Persecution and Recovery -- Questions for Discussion -- 17. Tibetan Buddhism -- The Establishment of Buddhism in Tibet -- The General Character of Buddhism in Tibet -- An Historical Overview of Buddhism in Tibet -- Questions for Discussion -- 18. Chan Buddhism -- Bodhidharma -- Huineng -- After Huineng -- Questions for Discussion -- 19. Zen Buddhism
Japan Before Zen
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ISBN:0205242987