Early Buddhism: A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700713573 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is co-editor of the book Archaeology and Women. Sue Hamilton is Reader in Later European Prehistory at University College London and author of numerous articles on aspects of the British and European Bronze and Iron Ages, gendered and sensory landscapes, and archaeological practice. . She has conducted fieldwork in southern Britain, France, and Italy
'A stimulating and challenging discussion of certain aspects of Buddhism. - The Middle Way'This book contributes significantly to the on-going project of disentangling the teachings of Pali Buddhism.' - Journal of Religious History
New interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism, mainly the relationship between identity and perception in early Buddhism.
Daiho said New perspectives on self, desire, and enlightenment. Sue Hamilton claims the Buddha has been misunderstood. She doesn't point fingers and she's not out to cast aspersion. She simply wants you to know there's more to the Dhamma than you might think. She works with some of the most common questions in Buddhism, such as, How can we experience the absence of self? How can we know something that is beyond knowing? How do we live with no desire?Her investigations begin with the concept of anatta, . Clear and insightful This book is a huge help for people interested in studying early Pali Buddhism.Sue Hamilton is both sympathetic toward the subject and does not take difficult points, perhaps resulting from previous misinterpretation, as dogma. Her interpretation and analysis is from the point of view of the Buddha's primary and only goal of helping others reach liberation.The writing is clever and engaging. a truly excellent work!!!. A Masterful Scholarly Book on the Essentials of Early Buddhism Frederick E. Watt IV This is a fantastic book that explores from a scholarly perspective the fundamental teachings of early Buddhism: anatta, anicca, dukkha, nibbana, skandhas, and dependent-origination.What is so good about this book, is that Dr. Hamilton is able to pull together all the different threads of early Buddhist thought in to a coherent whole, illuminating the inter relationships between the teachings and ending up providing very profound conclusio