Basic Buddhism by Nan, Huai-Chin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Chapter 1: Buddhism and the Culture of India

The Development of Indian Culture The Background of Indian Culture The Religion and Philosophy of Ancient Indian Civilization The Rise of Various Philosophical Trends The Six Schools of Philosophy The Buddhism of Shakyamuni Versus Non-Buddhist Paths Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: Shakyamuni Buddha, the Founder of Buddhism

Shakyamuni’s Lineage A Great Man who Refused to be King The Dates of Shakyamuni’s Birth and Death The Clan Tradition Legends of Shakyamuni’s Innate Spiritual Uniqueness A Special Youth of Many Talents Shakyamuni’s Compassionate Temperament Leaving Home and Awakening to the Path The Young Prince who Fled the World to Seek Enlightenment Shakyamuni Studies the Various Schools for Six Years Shakyamuni Practices Six Years of Austerities Shakyamuni Opens through in Sudden Enlightenment and Achieves Buddhahood The Founding of the Teaching Shakyamuni’s Teaching and his Original Disciples Preaching the Dharma The Compilation of the Buddhist Scriptures Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: The Transmission of Buddhism to China

The First Period of the Transmission Indian Buddhism in the Time of King Ashoka The Initial Transmission of Buddhism to China in the Late Han and Three Kingdoms Periods Buddhism in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties The Founding of Pure Land Buddhism Kumarajiva and Sengzhao Daosheng, Nirvana, and Buddha-nature The Heyday of Chinese Buddhism The Sui and Tang Periods The Founding of the Tang Dynasty The Zen School’s Change of System The Rise of Esoteric Buddhism The Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Periods Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Buddhism in Other Countries

Buddhism in Asia Korea Japan Burma Thailand Vietnam Tibet Other regions of Southeast Asia Buddhism in Europe and America Britain Germany France United States of America Russia Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Buddhism in the 20th Century

The Decline of Chinese Buddhism Since the Qing Period Sectarian Decline The Change in the Character of Monks and Temples The Buddhist Revival of the Late Qing and Early Republican Periods The Revival of Chinese Buddhism The Development of Chinese Buddhism Conclusion

Appendix: The Zen Monastic System and Chinese Society

The Different Societies of Eastern and Western Civilization The Differentiation of Patriarchal Clan Society The Early Buddhist Monastic System The Origin of the Zen Monastic System The Zen Monastic System: Its Regulations and Guidelines The Abbot The Two Echelons of Monks The Responsible Posts in a Zen Temple The Chief Administrators, Visiting Monks, and the Pure Congregation Variations in the Zen Pure Rules Over Time The Influence of the Zen Communities Equality of Status and Collective Living Equality of Labor and a Prosperous Economy Equality of Faith and Discipline in Speech and Action Equality of all Sentient Beings The Zen Halls: Cultivation of Practice The Scope of the Zen Hall The Teacher in the Zen Hall Life in the Zen Hall Teaching Methods Inside and Outside the Zen Hall The Transformation of the Zen Hall The Legacy of the Zen Community Pure Rules Zen Master Baizhang’s Biography Zen Master Baizhang’s Enlightenment Preface to the Pure Rules of Baizhang by the Song Dynasty Literatus Yang Yi Twenty Essential Rules for the Zen Community by Zen Master Baizhang The Treatise of the Samadhi of the Precious King The Zen Community and Patriarchal Clan Society The Zen Monastic System and Chinese Culture The Zen Monastic System and the Secret Societies Closing Comments

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