Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism

The Doctrinal History of Nirvana

By Soonil Hwang

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and its traditional...

Published August 9th 2006 by Routledge.

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Introducing Buddhism

By Charles S. Prebish, Damien Keown

Introducing Buddhism is the ideal resource for all students beginning the study of this fascinating religion. Charles S. Prebish and Damien Keown, two of today’s...

Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Beyond Enlightenment

Buddhism, Religion, Modernity

By Richard Cohen

The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally...

Published May 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Discourse and Ideology in Medieval Japanese Buddhism

Edited by Richard K. Payne, Taigen Dan Leighton

The medieval period of Japanese religious history is commonly known as one in which there was a radical transformation of the religious culture. This book...

Published March 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya

Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue

By Barbra R. Clayton

This important text analyzes the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, author of the well-known religious poem, the Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path...

Published December 8th 2005 by Routledge.

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How Buddhism Began

The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings

By Richard F. Gombrich

Written by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism, this new and updated edition of How Buddhism Began, discusses various important...

Published December 1st 2005 by Routledge.

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The Buddhist Theory of Self-Cognition

By Zhihua Yao

This highly original work explores the concept of self-awareness or self-consciousness in Buddhist thought. Its central thesis is that the Buddhist theory of self-cognition originated...

Published October 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon

By David Webster

David Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby...

Published February 22nd 2005 by Routledge.

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Early Buddhist Metaphysics

The Making of a Philosophical Tradition

By Noa Ronkin

Early Buddhist Metaphysics provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest...

Published February 11th 2005 by Routledge.

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The Notion of Ditthi in Theravada Buddhism

The Point of View

By Paul Fuller

The notion of 'view' or 'opinion' (ditthi) as an obstacle to 'seeing things as they are' is a central concept in Buddhist thought. This book...

Published December 23rd 2004 by Routledge.

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