The Twilight Language: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and SymbolismPsychology Press, 1993 - 233 من الصفحات Explores the nature of Buddha's enlightenment and the meaning of Buddhist symbolism, discussing the relationship between Buddhist meditative techniques and examples of Buddhist symbolism found in early Pali texts and in the twilight language of the tantras. |
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The Twilight Language in Historical Context | 23 |
Concentration | 36 |
Insight Meditation | 49 |
The Three Knowledges | 78 |
The Five Symbolic Groups | 103 |
The Mandala and Cakras | 117 |
Doctrinal and Historical Implications | 154 |
Conclusion | 192 |
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Abhidhamma Akṣobhya Amitabha Amoghasiddhi arising āsavas associated attained awareness belong bija bījas birth Buddhadasa Buddhist meditation cell Chapter colours consciousness correspondences course of meditative course of practice described developed dhammas Dharma-wheel dhyāni Buddhas discussion doctrine dukkha earth elements elephant emblem emotional involvement enlightenment example experience fire five fivefold classification flow of thought former existences four Noble Truths Gotama Gotama's teaching Govinda Hriḥ image sequences India insight meditation insight practice interpretation jhana jhānas karma Krishnamurti liberation lotus macrocosmic Mahāyāna maṇḍala mantra Māra meditation masters meditative practice meditative stages meditative techniques mental mindfulness of breathing monks mudrā nirvāṇa no-danger object observation of linking onepointedness Pali parallelism Ratnasambhava rebirth recognized reference retracing right concentration right insight samādhi samatha samsara Sangha sankhāras suttas symbolic language Tenfold Path texts Theravada third knowledge thought sequences thought-stream three knowledges Tibetan tion Tipitaka Twilight Language vahanas Vairocana vajra Vajrayāna vipassanā watch