Studies in the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita and other Essays
Mall, Linnart
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Book ID : 27870
ISBN-10 : 81-208-2747-3 / 8120827473
ISBN-13 : 978-81-208-2747-9 / 9788120827479
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
237p., Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Preface; Introductory remarks; 1. Dharma: i. Dharma in European Buddhist studies; ii. Two meanings of the term Dharma; iii. Three operations with Dharmas; iv. Sunyata; 2. Bodhisattva: i. Bodhisattva and three Yanas; ii. Bodhisattva-Mahasattva; 3. Prajnaparamita: i. Nirvana; ii. Prajnaparamita; iii. Sarvajnata; iv. Anuttara samyaksambodhi; v. Tathata; 4. Text as a teacher: i. Terms denoting 'shock'; ii. Marakarma; 5. Heart Sutra of transcending awareness; 6. Dialogue in the Bodhicaryavatara; 7. The light path and the dark path; 8. The course of translation; 9. Buddhist mythology; 10. The cultural model of Tibet; 11. Once more about Yamantaka; 12. Semiotics as a possibility for the study of religious texts under communist dictatorship; 13. The concept of humanistic base texts; 14. Linnart Mall's contribution to oriental and Buddhist studies in Estonia; 15. Notes and references; Bibliographical data; Indexes.
DESCRIPTION
This book is devoted to the study of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita, one of the most important scriptures of Mahayan Buddhism. This text marks a breakthrough in Buddhism, since it provides an explanation for the emergence of written texts which gradually replaced the previously predominant oral tradition.
