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The Buddha's middle way : experiential judgement in his life and teaching
- Title
- The Buddha's middle way : experiential judgement in his life and teaching / Robert M. Ellis ; with a foreword by Stephen Batchelor.
- Author
- Ellis, Robert M.
- Publication
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2019.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-3646 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Batchelor, Stephen
- Description
- x, 309 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Middle Way was first taught explicitly by the Buddha. It is the first teaching offered by the Buddha in his first address, and the basis of his practical method in meditation, ethics, and wisdom. It is often mentioned in connection with Buddhist teachings, yet the full case for its importance has not yet been made. This book aims to make that case. The Middle Way can be understood from the Buddha's life as well as his teachings. His early life follows a symbolic quest through the extremes of the Palace and the Forest, followed by the discovery of the Middle Way. His similes, such as the raft, the lute-strings, the arrow, and the blind people with the elephant are not just allegories of Buddhist teachings, but relate closely to the universal human experience of balanced judgement. This book also has a critical case. Although it has transmitted the Middle Way, the Buddhist tradition has also often ignored or distorted it. The Middle Way is experiential, authentic and creative, and thus threatening to the power of a tradition that has instead emphasised the Buddha's authority as a source of abstract, absolute revelation. The Buddha's Middle Way aims to differentiate the universal Middle Way from Buddhist tradition." --provided by publisher, back cover
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-3646
- ISBN
- 9781781798195
- 1781798192
- 9781781798201
- 1781798206
- LCCN
- 2018049701
- 40029573300
- OCLC
- 1082389396
- Author
- Ellis, Robert M., author.
- Title
- The Buddha's middle way : experiential judgement in his life and teaching / Robert M. Ellis ; with a foreword by Stephen Batchelor.
- Publisher
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- EXPLICATION OF BUDDHA'S FIRST TEACHING, RECLAIMING IT FROM TRADITIONAL MISUSE & MISREADING.
- Added Author
- Batchelor, Stephen, writer of foreword.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Ellis, Robert M., author. Buddha's middle way Bristol : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2019 9781781798218 (DLC) 2019014956
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029573300
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-3646