New interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism, mainly the relationship between identity and perception in early Buddhism.
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'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
'This book contributes significantly to the on-going project of disentangling the teachings of Pali Buddhism.' - Journal of Religious History
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A Masterful Scholarly Book on the Essentials of Early Buddhism,
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This review is from: Early Buddhism: A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) (Paperback)
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 conclusions on the nature of human beings, the limits of cognition and the possibilty of inner transformation. Any individual who has a real interest in Buddhism should read it. This is a book that provides a treasure of insights on how some of the most fundamental Buddhist metaphors (especially "loka" or the world) have been lost to the detriment of understanding the message of the Buddha. With Joanna Jurewicz's discovery of the Vedic allusions pertaining to dependent origination, the arguments made by Dr. Hamilton are given even more cogency and I can safely say that this book ushers in a new, profounder understanding on the teaching of the Buddha. I do have one warning though. This is a scholarly book and is in no way a book for "beginners". Unless the reader is quite knowledgable of Buddhism and is fairly familiar with the texts in the Pali Canon, he or she may struggle with portions of the material. Besides that, it is a great book and anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism should have this book on their shelf.
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This review is from: Early Buddhism: A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) (Paperback)
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!!!
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One of the best books ever written on early Buddhism,
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This review is from: Early Buddhism: A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) (Paperback)
This book is brilliant -- challenging and deeply thoughtful and thought-provoking. Hamilton is an excellent scholar and researcher, of early Buddhist and Indian thought, and of Pali, the language in which the earliest buddhist teachings were written.
What has impressed me most about this book is Hamilton's own very deep thinking on this subject -- how and why did the Buddha say the things he did in the ways he did (as presented in the early Buddhist canon)? Hamilton clears up some fuzzy thinking on a few topics -- chiefly anatta, not-self, and creates a rich, coherent picture of what the Buddha knew and wanted us to know. This is a fascinating, challenging, and deeply rewarding book. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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This book is an attempt to draw out the ideas about and understanding of human experience in early Buddhism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
experiencing apparatus, making manifold, verbal differentiation, psychological cosmology, continuity tendencies, five khandhas, cognitive lens, cyclical experience, causal matrix, volitional activities, dependent origination, incoming sensory data, cognitive apparatus, four great elements, experiential data, liberating insight, conditioned things, experiential world, achieved liberation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Noble Truth, Sutta Nipata, Buddha's Enlightenment, Sutta Pitaka, New Approach, Mahayana Buddhists, Richard Gombrich, Steven Collins, Khandha Samyutta, Mahayana Buddhism, Pali Nikayas, Theravada Buddhism, Theravida Buddhist New!
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This book is an attempt to draw out the ideas about and understanding of human experience in early Buddhism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
experiencing apparatus, making manifold, verbal differentiation, psychological cosmology, continuity tendencies, five khandhas, cognitive lens, cyclical experience, causal matrix, volitional activities, dependent origination, incoming sensory data, cognitive apparatus, four great elements, experiential data, liberating insight, conditioned things, experiential world, achieved liberation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Noble Truth, Sutta Nipata, Buddha's Enlightenment, Sutta Pitaka, New Approach, Mahayana Buddhists, Richard Gombrich, Steven Collins, Khandha Samyutta, Mahayana Buddhism, Pali Nikayas, Theravada Buddhism, Theravida Buddhist New!
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- Pali Buddhism (London Studies on South Asia) by Frank Hoffman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada by Walpola Rahula in Front Matter, page 31, and Back Matter
- Man Who Mistook His Wife by Oliver Sacks on page 59, and page 148
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks on page 59, and page 148
- A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell on page 113, and Back Matter
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