The Centrality of Ethics in Buddhism exploratory Essays (Record no. 557)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01595nam a22001457a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788120832398 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.35 H225E |
| Item number | 100285 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hari Shankar Prasad |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Centrality of Ethics in Buddhism exploratory Essays |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 602 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | This book, through extensive textual study, explores the Buddha's and Buddhism's uncompromising and unflinching emphasis on the centrality of ethics as against any pernicious dogmas and metaphysical beliefs and their attempts to causally relate moral perfection to soteriological or eschatological goal. What is most admirable about Buddhism is that it integrates the vertical development of human consciousness, for which the other is the necessary condition, with the gradual development of morality. It was this emphasis which separated Siddhartha, before he attained the Awakened Wisdom (bodhi), from his teachers - Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta - and it is for this reason that the Buddha calls himself and his Dhamma Patisotagami, i.e. going against the currents of the prevailing dogmas and pernicious beliefs. In brief, Buddhism is about overcoming of suffering, the greatest evil, through ethicization of human consciousness and conduct, which also takes care of the ethicization of the society and the universe. Besides, some of the essays of this book explore many other themes like Buddhist epistemology, nature of self, time and interculturality. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Buddhist ethics |
| -- | Hindu ethics |
| -- | Hindu philosophy |
| -- | Buddhist philosophy |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Decimal Classification | Ubhayabharati | Ubhayabharati | General Stacks | 14/11/2017 | 1 | 294.35 H225E 100285 | 100285 | 14/09/2019 | 02/09/2019 | 14/11/2017 | Books |