Untying the Knots in Buddhism
author: Alex Wayman
edition: 1997, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 631
ISBN-10: 8120813219
ISBN-13: 9788120813212
Topic: Buddhism
Nagarjuna Moralist Reformer of Buddhism
This chapter describes Nagarjuna Moralist Reformer of Buddhism located on page 59 in the book Untying the Knots in Buddhism. These essays deal with Buddhist Heroes such as Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna; Doctrine such as topics on suffering, karma, and voidness; Practice such as diet, purification and visualisations; and further theories of no-self, nescience and omniscience, etc. This chapter is part "Section I, Heroes of the System"
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The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Nagarjuna founded the Madhyamika system and expounded the Mahayana doctrine 150-200. 3rd century. Amitdba Vyuha sutira translated in China, 222-280. 4th century. Buddhism carried into Nepal, 350. Buddhism entered Corea, 372. 5th century. Fa-Hian made a pilgrimage to India, 399-414. 6th century. Yoga school grafted on the Mahayana by Asanga, about 550. Buddhism spread to Japan, 552. Tantrism made its appearance. 7th century. Shotoku Taishi, 593-621....
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Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) [by Asokan N.]
It is difficult to arrive at a complete historical account of Nagarjuna s life. According to Buddhist scholars, Nagarjuna has obtained the Mahayana scriptures from a Naga. Many works have been attributed to him. However, we accept the Mula-Madhyamika-karika (MMK) is an authoritative text of Nagarjuna. Buddhist historians say Nagarjuna lived in the later part of 2nd Century AD and found Madhyamika Buddhism....
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[Full title: The Buddha-nature in Mahayana Buddhism (Introduction), (1): The Buddha-nature and Madhyamaka] Mahayana (literally, Great Vehicle) is a term for classification of developed Buddhist philosophies and practices. The Mahayana is one of the three major traditions of Buddhism existing today, i. e. the Theravada (Early Buddhism), Tantrayana (Esoteric Buddhism) and Mahayana....
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[Untying the Knots in Buddhism: index]
[About the Author (Alex Wayman)]
[Foreword]
[Preface]
[Introduction]