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Author(s): Grzegorz Polak
ISBN(s): 9788322732601, 8322732600
Edition: First Edition
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Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 8322732600  

ISBN 13: 9788322732601

Author:  Grzegorz Polak 

Reexamining Jhana: Towards a Critical Reconstruction of Early Buddhist Soteriology 1st Edition: explores the role and evolution of the Jhana practice within early Buddhist meditation and its relationship to soteriology—the study of salvation and liberation. The work critically analyzes the traditional interpretations of Jhana, challenges contemporary views within Theravada Buddhism, and traces its roots in early Buddhist texts. By examining key concepts and the influence of non-Buddhist meditation practices, the book seeks to reconstruct a more accurate understanding of how Jhana contributed to the path of liberation in early Buddhism.

 

Reexamining Jhana: Towards a Critical Reconstruction of Early Buddhist Soteriology 1st Edition Table of contents:

I. Jhana and Yoga

  1. Problem of the Jhanas

    • General Place of Jhana in Buddhist System of Meditation
    • Jhana in the Eyes of Modern Theravadin Meditation Masters
    • General Overview of the Place of Jhana in Suttapitaka
    • Jhana Controversy
    • Quest for the Earliest Stratum of Suttapitaka

  2. Criticized Methods of Meditation in Suttapitaka

    • Lesson of ‘Bodhisatta Suttas’
    • Meditative Practice of Brahmin Parasariya
    • Initial Conclusions
    • Significance of Sandha Sutta

  3. Yogic Meditation in Scriptures of the Non-Buddhists

    • Yogic Meditation in Principal Upanisads
    • Yogic Meditation in Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali
    • Yogic Meditation in Bhagavad Gita
    • Yogic Meditation in Yogic Upanisads
    • Jainism and Yoga
    • Seeking for Original Soteriological Context of Yogic Meditation
    • Buddhist Influence in Yogic Scriptures

  4. Investigating the Authenticity of ‘Bodhisatta Suttas’

    • Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta
    • Description of the Breathless Meditation
    • Ascetic Practices in Mahasihanada Sutta
    • Ariyapariyesana or Bodhirajakumara: Quest for Original ‘Bodhisatta Sutta’

II. Four Jhanas and Meditative Teachings of Theravada Buddhism

  1. Investigating the Orthodox Theory of Meditation Presented in Visuddhimagga

    • Kasina Meditation in Visuddhimagga
    • Arupas and Jhanas in Suttapitaka
    • Place and Role of 10 Kasinas in Suttapitaka
    • Concept of Nimitta in Suttapitaka
    • Place and Role of Vitakka and Vicara in Suttapitaka

  2. From Jhana to Yoga

    • Reconstructing the Evolution of Meditative Ideas of Early Buddhism
    • Anapanasati Meditation
    • Attainment of Cessation
    • Were the 4 Jhanas Practiced by the Non-Buddhists?

  3. Uncovering the Inconvenient Truth: A Look at Meditative Tradition of Theravada Buddhism

    • Origins of Modern Meditative Traditions of Theravada Buddhism
    • Non-Buddhist Elements in Meditative Teachings of Modern Theravadin Meditation Masters
    • Meditative Practices in Yogavacara Manual
    • Buddhist Myth of Decline

 

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