Article: Suramgamasamadhisutra; the concentration of heroic progress, an early Mahayana Buddhist scripture. (reprint, 1998).(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Suramgamasamadhisutra, The Concentration of Heroic Progress: An ...
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Suramgamasamadhisutra, The Concentration of Heroic Progress: An Early Mahayana Buddhist Scripture. Translated and annotated by ETIENNE LAMOTTE. English translation by SARA BOIN-WEBB. Richmond, Surrey: CURZON ...

Article: Peace and nonviolence from a Mahayana Buddhist ...
Buddhist-Christian Studies;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the founder of Rissho Kosei-kai, taught a perspective on peace and nonviolence that I would like to explore from a Mahayana Buddhist point of view. Niwano's understanding of peace and violence and his "road" to peace are discussed. The first section ...

Article: Mahayana Buddhist Ritual and Ethical Activity in ...
Buddhist-Christian Studies;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...SOCIETY OF BUDDHIST CHRISTIAN STUDIES MEETING, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 20, 1998 Contemporary attempts to derive a present-day social ethic from traditional Buddhism usually stem from doctrinal understandings and higher practices of meditation, often overlooking Buddhist ritual practice as a

Article: The Skill in Means (Upayakausalya) Sutra.
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Skill in Means Sutra is an early Mahayana Buddhist text dating from perhaps the ... eighth-century compendium of early Mahayana doctrine. The core of the ... textual and doctrinal history of early Mahayana Buddhism. JAMES MCDERMOTT ...

Article: NAGARJUNA AND THE DOCTRINE OF "SKILLFUL MEANS".
Philosophy East and West;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... doctrine of "skill-in-means" (upaya-kausalya) in Mahayana Buddhist literature, it is surprising that no one has yet developed ... Nagarjuna. Given that upaya is a central doctrine in the early Mahayana texts, and given that Nagarjuna is a central philosopher ...

Article: BOOKS RECEIVED.(Bibliography)
Philosophy East and West;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 1998. Pp. xiii + 418. Hardcover $29.95. Suramgamasamadhisutra: The Concentration of Heroic Progress. An early Mahayana Buddhist Scripture translated and annotated by Etienne Lamotte with English translation by Sara Boin-Webb. Richmond ...

Article: The Wisdom of James: Parallels with Mahayana Buddhism
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... under review, Keenan focuses his Mahayana Buddhist hermeneutic on the short New Testament ... relevance of both Jewish-Christian and Mahayana Buddhist traditions for our contemporary pluralistic ... reading of James is deeply informed by Mahayana Buddhist perspectives, as he himself ...