Entering the Stream to Enlightenment: Experiences of the Stages of the Buddhist Path in Contemporary Sri Lanka - Couverture souple

Sirimane, Yuki

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781792046 ISBN 13 : 9781781792049

Editeur : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

This book is a study on the nature and effects of the Theravada Buddhist religious experiences of the four supramundane fruits of the Noble Eightfold Path - the experience of the fruit which is stream-entry, once returning, non-returning and Arahanthship - with special focus on the experience of stream-entry.It represents the first time within Theravada Buddhist studies that a serious textual study has been combined with a substantial field research. Despite disciplinary rules which virtually prohibit a monk with higher ordination from discussing their personal religious experiences, this book presents seven comprehensive anonymous interviews conducted mainly with forest monks on their meditative experiences.The study presents a definition for the 'supramundane fruit' of the path and an alternate framework to discuss and evaluate Theravada Buddhist religious experiences. It then uses this framework to address some longstanding debates around the Theravada path and its fruits thus bringing experience back to the centre stage of these debates.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Yuki Sirimane is an Attorney-at-Law. She holds a Doctorate in Buddhist Studies from the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781792046
• ISBN 13: 9781781792049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 366
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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