The Buddhist Self : : On Tathāgatagarbha and Ātman / / C. V. Jones.

The assertion that there is nothing in the constitution of any person that deserves to be considered the self (ātman)—a permanent, unchanging kernel of personal identity in this life and those to come—has been a cornerstone of Buddhist teaching from its inception. Whereas other Indian religious syst...

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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Conventions
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Buddha-Nature, the Self
  • 2. The Mahāparinirvāṇamahāsūtra and the Buddhist Self
  • 3. The Aṅgulimālīyasūtra and the Essential Self
  • 4. The Mahābherīhārakasūtra and Liberation of the Self
  • Part II. Buddha-nature, Not Self
  • 5. The Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra and the Perfection of Self
  • 6. Other Tathāgatagarbha Sources
  • 7. The Ratnagotravibhāga and the Self That Is No Self
  • 8. The Laṅkāvatārasūtra and Rejecting the Buddhist Self
  • Part III. Buddha-nature Reconsidered
  • 9. Recurring Themes and Motifs
  • 10. Evolution of the Buddhist Self
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author