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On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood

By Paul J. Griffiths

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1994
ISBN
0791421287, 978-0791421284
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6299913 bytes)
Series
Suny Series, Toward a Comparative Philosophy of Religions
Pages
269\269
Time added
2013-02-25 16:15:47

Description

What is it like to be a Buddha? Is there only one Buddha or are there many? What can Buddhas do and what do they know? Is there anything they cannot do and cannot know? These and associate questions were much discussed by Buddhist thinkers in India, and a complex and subtle set of doctrinal positions was developed to deal with them. One Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood is the first book in a western language to treat these doctrines about Buddha from a philosophical and thoroughly critical viewpoint. On Being Buddha's analysis is based almost entirely upon original sources in their original languages. All extracts discussed are translated into English and the book is accessible to nonspecialists, while still treating material that has not been much discussed by western scholars.

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