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- An Exploration of the Pāli Buddhist Tipiṭaka Using Selected Verses of the Dhammapada
- Ānanda’s Path to Becoming an Arahat: How He Overcame the Ten Fetters to Attain the Four Stages of Enlightenment
- Table of Contents & Intro
- Ch 1: Overview
- Ch 2: Ānanda in Theravāda Buddhism
- Ch 3: The Path of Purification
- Ch 4: The Ten Fetters
- Ch 5: The Path to Arahatship
- Ch 6: Background on Ānanda
- Ch 7.1: How He Overcame the First 5 Fetters
- Ch 7.2: How He Overcame the Last 5 Fetters
- Ch 8: Ānanda the Arahat
- Ch 9: Ānanda in the Jātaka Tales
- Ch 10: Conclusion
- Appendix: Kamma & 10 Fetters // Biblio
- Buddhism, Pragmatism, and the Ethics of Experience: Case Studies on Kamma in the Udāna
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ch 1: Pragmatic Ideas on Human Action
- Ch 2: The Buddhist Concept of Kamma
- Ch 3: Confronting Violence and Deceit in the Udāna
- Ch 4: Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions in the Udāna
- Ch 5: Utilizing Lust for Liberation in the Udāna
- Ch 6: Experiencing Dhamma-Shock in the Udāna
- Ch 7: Handling Householder Hassles in the Udāna
- Ch 8: Conclusion
- Appendix: The Eighty Suttas of the Udāna
- References
- Filial Piety with Chinese Family Teachings
- Table of Contents
- Ch 1: Introduction
- Ch 2.1: Filial Piety in the Chinese Tradition (Confucianism & Taoism)
- Ch 2.2: Filial Piety in Chinese Tradition (Buddhism, Syncretism, and the Zhongguo Jia Xun)
- Ch 3: Intro to Survey Group
- Ch 4: Selected Translations from the Zhongguo Jia Xun
- Ch 5: Conclusion
- References & Appendices
- On the Virtue of Filial Piety
- Shuiyue Guanyin in China: The Way of Compassion
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ch 1: Shuiyue Guanyin: History and Origins
- Ch 2: Etymology of Guanyin
- Ch 3: The Legend of Miaoshan
- Ch 4: Guanyin and the Bodhisattva Ideal
- Ch 5: The Role of Guanyin in the Religious Experience
- Ch 6: Iconographic Evolution of Shuiyue Guanyin
- Ch 7: Iconographic Elements of Shuiyue Guanyin
- Ch 8: Shuiyue Guanyin Encomiums
- Dynasties, List of Illustrations, Glossary, Bibliography
- The Six Pāramitās: Antidotes to Fear
- Table of Contents, & Introduction
- Ch 1: What is Fear—A Definition of Fear
- Ch 2: How We Fear—The Many Manifestations of Fear
- Ch 3: What We Fear—Based on the 25 Horrors and Fears
- Ch 4: Why We Fear—The Origins of Fear from the Buddhist Perspective
- Ch 5.1: Pāramitās (Dāna, Śīla, Kṣānti)
- Ch 5.2: Pāramitās (Vīrya, Dhyāna, Prajñā)
- Ch 6: The Six Pāramitās—Virtuous Solutions to the Three Poisons
- Ch 7: The Six Pāramitās—Antidotes to Fear
- Ch 8: Conclusion
- Selected Bibliography
- The Vinaya of the Living Theravada Buddhist Tradition in the West
- Table of Contents
- Ch 1: Introduction
- Ch 2: The Vinaya Perspective
- Ch 3: Historical Development of the Buddhist Monastic Order
- Ch 4: The Buddhist Monastic Code—The Vinaya
- Ch 5: Basis of the Interview Questions
- Ch 6: Analysis and Discussion of the Interview Responses
- Ch 7: The Utility of the Vinaya for the Lay
- Ch 8: Conclusion
- Appendices: Interview Transcripts
- Selected Bibliography
- Three Jewels: An Integrated Approach