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Page 263 of 1843

  • 8 - Moksa and Nibbana

  • from Part II - Details of the Dhamma
  • Stephen J. Laumakis, University of St Thomas, Minnesota
  • Book:
    An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
    Published online:
    07 October 2023
    Print publication:
    12 October 2023, pp 148-174

  • Summary

    This chapter considers the merits of the Buddha’s epistemological and moral claims that meditation and mindfulness are conducive to the fully enlightened state in which no kamma is generated and one lives as a liberated Arahant.

  • 12 - Two Forms of Contemporary Buddhism

  • from Part III - Development of the Dhamma/Dharma
  • Stephen J. Laumakis, University of St Thomas, Minnesota
  • Book:
    An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
    Published online:
    07 October 2023
    Print publication:
    12 October 2023, pp 247-264

  • Summary

    This chapter explores the teachings of two influential contemporary Buddhists: the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh. The chapter concludes with an argument that Buddhist metaphysical and epistemological ideas and teachings are ultimately directed to, confirmed by, and realized in the enlightened practices of its followers.

  • 2 - The Contexts for the Emergence of Buddhism

  • from Part I - A Sketch of the Buddha and the Dhamma
  • Stephen J. Laumakis, University of St Thomas, Minnesota
  • Book:
    An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
    Published online:
    07 October 2023
    Print publication:
    12 October 2023, pp 19-44

  • Summary

    Given our preliminary sketch of the life of Siddhattha Gotama outlined in Chapter 1 and my suggestion that we pursue a “philosophical reading” of the story of his life in order to understand the phenomenon of Buddhism more clearly, it is now necessary to provide a richer and more detailed account of the various contexts in which and from which his life and teachings emerged. In this chapter we shall explore these contexts as a series of “visions” or “ways” of looking at the world and reality.

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