Religion of the Modern BuddhistWordsmiths, 2002 - 318 pages Essays on different aspects of Buddhist doctrine relevant to modern society. |
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Absolute action activity anatman animal atman atoms attain avidya becomes belief bhikshu birth bodhi body Brahma sutras brahmins Buddha Buddhism caste causality cause common complete conception consciousness consists death dependence desire dharma dharmakaya dhyana doctrine dukkha elements emotional endeavours evil evolution existence experience external facts faith feeling freedom gods Hindu Hinduism human idea ideal ignorance illusion implies individual instincts intellectual karma knowledge labour living man's mankind means mental mind moral mystic Narasu nature nirvana Noble Eightfold Path object one's oneself organism perception perfect personality phenomena philosophy physical pratitya samutpada pratyaksa primitive principle produced progress psychic reality reason regarded religion religious represents result Saddharma Sakyasimha salvation samadhi Samkhya says scientific sense skandhas social society soul spirit substance suffering supernatural superstition sutras teaching things thought tion Tripitaka truth universe Upanisads Vaisesika Vedanta Vedas whole Yoga