Bhikkhu Kl Dhammajoti (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. 5th or later Edition. xiv, 640 pages ; 24 cm. The Sarvastivada is one of the most important Buddhist Schools during the period of Abhidharma development. An understanding of its doctrinal development is indispensable for gaining a proper perspective of the development in Buddhist thoughts in India as a whole. Its doctrine of sarvāstitva the tri-temporal existence of dharmaas had had tremendous impact on the doctrines of not only the so called Abhidharma schools, but also those of the Mahayana; either directly or indirectly, positively or negatively. Accordingly, even those aspiring to acquire insight into the sources of Mahayana thoughts ought to be sufficiently acquainted with the fundamental doctrines of the school. This publication is one of the first in English if not actually the first that deals comprehensively with all the major Sarvastivada doctrines within a single volume. The first edition was published in 2002 by the Centre of Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka. The present third edition is a substantial revision of the second edition published in 2004. Besides a comprehensive index, a glossary of Sanskrit terminologies has also been added in this edition for the convenience of those unfamiliar with the Sanskrit language.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. This volume examines the Buddhist theories of perception of the Abhidharma schools, particularly the Vaibhasika and the Sautrantika-Darstantika. It offers a wealth of information from original Sanskrit and Chinese sources, of which those from the Abhidharma-mahavibhasa and Nyayanusara are especially valuable, being available only in Classical Chinese translation. Faint tape residue marks on endpapers, dedication and author signature on half title, otherwise a fine, clean copy. vi, 202 pp., Size: 24 x 16 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 4th Edition. 489 pages ; 24 cm. Text in English and Sanskrit, with some passages in Chinese. The major revision is in the Glossary, which now provides Tibetan correspondence to those entries with ancient Chinese terms corresponding to the Sanskrit. For many of these entries, the students can now also find more explanations. Some hopefully improved explanations are added, sometimes with additional examples, in the grammatical discussion in the book. An appendix of declensions and conjugation is also provided. As in the previous edition, the Romanized sentences are generally given in the form reflecting (emulating) the printed Sanskrit Devanagari texts, so that students can practise removing the sandhi where permissible. But in view of those who need help in such an exercise, we have now shown the separable Romanized forms of the Exercise sentences, where appropriate, in in the annotation of three of the lessons: five, six and seven. Students can learn further about separating the Sanskrit words that have been combined in sandhi from the Romanaized Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita provided after Lesson 13. The Devanagari text of this Sutra is based on Conze's edition, checked against Müller's Sanskrit edition.