The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India

The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India
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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 8120811143
ISBN-13 : 9788120811140
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Download or read book The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates the early Buddhist teachings and beliefs concerning meditaions and its role in the process to liberation. In a number of cases, the Buddhist canonical texts reject practices which they accept elsewhere. When these practices-sometimes rejected, sometimes accepted-correspond to what is known about non-Buddhist practices, the conculsion in then proposed that they are non-Buddhist practices which have somehow found their way into the Buddhist texts. A similar procedure enables one to choose between conflicting beliefs.

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