“The Thought of Shakyamuni” Kazuhiko Matsuoka / Hokuto Shobo Price: ¥1,650 ※Mainly, there are signs of use such as light soiling, scuffing, and slight wrinkles on the exterior (cover and cut surfaces). It is in a clean and good condition without major damage. ≪Table of Contents≫ ◎Introduction ◎Chapter 1: Journey of Wandering Birth of Shakyamuni The Path of the Shramana Asceticism From Enlightenment to Nirvana On the Path of Propagation Parinirvana of Shakyamuni ◎Chapter 2: The Basic Thought of Shakyamuni The Four Noble Truths (Four Holy Truths) Precepts, Meditation, and Wisdom The Spiritual World of Buddhism ・The World of Reincarnation ・The World of Zen Meditation ◎Chapter 3: The Development of Shakyamuni's Thought - The Thought of Mahayana Buddhism Division of the Sangha New Buddhist Movements Development of Mahayana Thought 1. The Path of the Bodhisattva: Self-Sacrifice and the Salvation of Others - The Six Paramitas, Legendary Bodhisattvas 2. Everything That Exists is "Emptiness" - Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form 3. Pure Land Belief and the Buddhist Cosmology 4. The Buddha is Within Us - Tathagatagarbha Thought 5. From Analysis of the Mind to Enlightenment - Yogacara Thought, Like Psychology ◎Chapter 4: Esoteric Buddhism The Worldview of the Mandala - The World of Buddhas and Gods The Practice of Becoming a Buddha in This Very Body The Three Mysteries - Three Actions of Body, Speech, and Mind Contemplation of the Principal Image Benefits in This World Indian Buddhism Afterwards ◎Chapter 5: An Outline of Japanese Buddhism Preface 1. Protection of the Nation and Buddhism - The Yamato and Nara Periods The Introduction of Buddhism and Power Struggles The Formation of a Centralized State and Buddhism The Flourishing of Buddhism - Kokubun-ji Temples and the Construction of the Great Buddha 2. The Foundation of Japanese Buddhism - The Heian Period Saicho Kukai Coexistence and Fusion of Gods and Buddhas (Shinbutsu-Shugo) Shugendo The World of Magic The Birth of Pure Land Belief Temple Architecture by the Heian Aristocracy 3. The Development of New Buddhism - The Kamakura Period Development of Pure Land Belief ・Honen ・Shinran ・Ippen Nichiren Buddhism - Preaching Transformation of the Present World Rather Than the Pure Land of the Afterlife Zen Buddhism - Practice Centered on Zazen Revival of Old Buddhism 4. Buddhism in the Muromachi and Sengoku Periods Zen Buddhism's Contribution to Culture - Gozan Literature and the World of Simple Elegance Friction Between Traditional Buddhism and New Buddhism Suppression of Buddhism by Nobunaga 5. Buddhism Incorporated into the Shogunate System - The Edo Period The Religious Investigation and the Danka System The Rise of Confucianism 6. After the Meiji Restoration The Revival of Shinto and the Abolition of Buddhism The Subsequent History of Japanese Buddhism ◎References ◎Index ◎Afterword 【For Management】 4477SK2102 Thickness 1.7