An Introduction to Early Buddhist Soteriology Freedom of Mind and Freedom by Wisdom

It demonstrates how the Buddha structures a gradual path to liberation enabling individuals to experience many temporary and irreversible secondary goals along the way and allowing them to join the path at any stage appropriate to their temperaments and advancement at a given time and space. The boo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Somaratne, G. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Defining Buddhist Liberation
  • Chapter 3: Conjoining Meditative Appeasing and Meditative Watching
  • Chapter 4: Absorptions as Emancipations of Mind
  • Chapter 5: Absorptions as Means to Liberation
  • Chapter 6: The Boundless States as Absorption Meditations
  • Chapter 7: Noble Persons and Mental Fetters
  • Chapter 8: Cessation of Perception and Feeling
  • Chapter 9: One Emancipated by Wisdom
  • Chapter 10: One Emancipated in Two Ways
  • Chapter 11: One Emancipated by Faith
  • Chapter 12: Lay Arahats
  • Chapter 13: Conclusion