One of the tasks undertaken by Dharmaklrti (ca. 600-660 CE), expo nent of the logico-
epistemological school, is the proof of the Buddha's reliability as a spiritual guide. In this …

Abstract The classification of Mahayana Buddhist (MB) ethics into the western deontological,
virtue-based, and consequentialist subdivisions has divided scholars in recent years. At the …

W&nhyo's thoughts on Buddhist precepts have been strongly colored by his image of a free
thinker highlighted with the expression,“W&nhyo, the unbridled”(Kor. W* nhyo pulgi. T. 49 …

The path (marga) to enlightenment has traditionally functioned as the focus of Buddhist
practice and theory. As Robert Buswell and Robert Gimello have observed, each of the …

Written in India in the early eighteenth century AD, Santideva'sBodhicaryavatara became
one of the most popular accounts of the Buddhist spiritual path. Important as a manual of …

" For more than a quarter of a century, those in search of an introduction to Buddhist moral
thought have turned and returned to this little volume..." Thus notes Charles Hallisey of …

The notion of the bodhisattva, the selfless individual who is dedicated to alleviating the
sufferings of others, is traditionally articulated within a Mahāyāna Buddhist framework. The …

There are two groups of scholars writing on the two main types of Buddhist meditation: one
group that considers insight (vipassana) to be essential and tranquility (samatha) to be …

A landmark publication that offers Western readers a unique combination of what Buddhists
worldwide consider the holiest of holy texts, The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra. The …