Donald Sewell Lopez Jr. ist ein führender Gelehrter der buddhistischen und tibetischen Studien, dessen Werk tief in diese Traditionen eintaucht. Er erforscht ihre komplexen Philosophien, historischen Kontexte und kulturellen Ausdrucksformen mit wissenschaftlicher Genauigkeit und bewahrt dabei einen zugänglichen Stil. Lopez' Forschung beleuchtet das Wesen des buddhistischen Denkens und seine Entwicklung in verschiedenen Zusammenhängen. Seine Schriften bieten den Lesern eine aufschlussreiche Reise durch diese faszinierenden spirituellen und intellektuellen Pfade.
The book chronicles the remarkable evolution of Buddhism over 2,500 years, detailing its spread across the globe. It highlights the transformative impact of cultural exchanges and historical events on the faith, showcasing how Buddhism adapted and thrived in diverse societies. Through the lens of a leading scholar, readers gain insights into the religion's core teachings and its relevance in contemporary times, emphasizing its enduring legacy and the dynamic nature of spiritual traditions.
The Lotus Sutra is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist scriptures. Composed in India in the first centuries of the Common Era, it is renowned for its inspiring message that all beings are destined for supreme enlightenment. Here, Donald Lopez provides an engaging and accessible biography of this enduring classic
Both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. This book explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked.
Poutavý úvod do buddhismu od předního buddhologa Donalda S. Lopeze nabízí odborný a zároveň jasný pohled na buddhismus, jeho praktikování, učení a školy. Mísí se v něm pronikavá analýza s poutavým vyprávěním příběhů. Lopez objasňuje společné rysy a rozdíly mezi hlavními tradicemi buddhismu, a zpřístupňuje je tak zajímavým způsobem čtenáři. Příběh buddhismu se zaměřuje na praktikování buddhismu v současnosti a ukazuje, proč byl a zůstává tak přitažlivý po mnoho století a v tolika kulturách včetně té naší. Lopez začíná své vyprávění popisem stvoření a uspořádání buddhistického vesmíru a vypráví příběh Buddhova života, utkaný z vláken historie, legend a dogmat (což je také tradiční postup v buddhistické literatuře). Vysvětluje důležité pojmy jako dharma – zahrnující náboženskou praxi a meditační techniky – a sangha – společenství mnichů, mnišek a laiků, kteří následují Buddhovo učení. Na závěr se autor noří do smyslu osvícení jako cesty k realizaci našeho pravého já a osvobození se od utrpení. Kniha Příběh buddhismu je doplněna doslovem, bohatým glosářem, rejstříkem a rozsáhlou bibliografií (včetně knih vydaných v ČR a SR) a je jako celek důkladným zprostředkováním pohledu na buddhistickou tradici. Ať už jste praktikující buddhista, student religionistiky nebo obojí dohromady, tento výstižný úvod do učení, praxe a historie buddhismu bude vaším neocenitelným průvodcem.
The acclaimed volumes of Princeton Readings in Religions present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world.Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology brings together into a single volume the most important and fascinating selections from the volumes on Buddhism, India, China, Tibet, and Japan to give an overview of how religions have been lived by both ordinary and extraordinary people throughout the continent of Asia. These materials--many of which had never before been translated into any Western language--include ritual manuals, hagiographical and autobiographical writings, popular commentaries, instructions to children, poetry, and folktales. Each is preceded by a substantial introduction in which the translator discusses the text's history and influence and guides the reader through points of potential difficulty and particular interest. The volume includes, in addition, clear and compelling introductions to each of the major traditions.Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology offers a fascinating look at the spectrum of religious practices in Asia over almost three millennia. As such, it is ideally suited for use as a textbook in courses on world or Eastern religions as well as for the general reader.
Lopez finds that even as Tibet's romance is invoked by exiled lamas, it ultimately imprisons those who seek the goal of Tibetan independence from Chinese occupation.
Jak může pták letět bez mávání křídly? Jak se jumbo jet udrží ve vzduchu? Proč se vážka podobá vrtulníku? Proč nedokáže nepřátelský radar zachytit ,,neviditelné" letadlo? Odpovědi na tyto (a mnoha další otázky) dostanete v této publikaci.
This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual selections, from ancient oracle bones to stirring accounts of mystic visions, is preceded by a substantial introduction. As with the other volumes, most of the selections here have never been translated before.Stephen Teiser provides a general introduction in which the major themes and categories of the religions of China are analyzed. The book represents an attempt to move from one conception of the "Chinese spirit" to a picture of many spirits, including a Laozi who acquires magical powers and eventually ascends to heaven in broad daylight; the white-robed Guanyin, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in China; and the burning-mouth hungry ghost. The book concludes with a section on "earthly conduct."
This anthology illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present, by presenting a selection of forty-eight translated texts including hagiographies, monastic rules, pilgrimage songs, apocryphal sutras, and didactic tales from India, China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Burma. Most of these pieces have never before been translated into a Western language, and each is preceded by a substantial introduction by its translator. Together they are designed to do nothing less than reshape the way in which Buddhism is understood. These unusual sources provide the reader with a sense of the remarkable diversity of the practices of persons who over the course of 2,500 years have been identified, by themselves or by others, as Buddhists. In this rich variety there are often contradictions, such that the practices of one Buddhist community might seem strange or unfamiliar to another. At the same time, however, there is evidence here of many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and topography. From A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities through On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard to Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful, the selections here are an ideal introduction to Buddhism and a source of new insights for scholars.
