2009, ISBN: 3902501111

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[EAN: 9783902501110], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 23.7], [PU: WSTB], SAMAHITA BHUMIH: DAS KAPITEL ÜBER DIE MEDITATIVE VERSENKUNG IM GRUNDTEIL DER YOGACARABHUMI, wien 2009. 1 Volume/1. - … Mehr…

[EAN: 9783902501110], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 23.7], [PU: WSTB], SAMAHITA BHUMIH: DAS KAPITEL ÜBER DIE MEDITATIVE VERSENKUNG IM GRUNDTEIL DER YOGACARABHUMI, wien 2009. 1 Volume/1. - Broschiert ------- 521 seiten. ********************* '' The Yogācārabhūmi (YBh), an anonymous compilation belonging perhaps to the 4th century CE, is an invaluable source of information on Indian Buddhist scholasticism (abhidharma). At the same time, it also marks the beginning of the Yogācāra school, one of the two main schools of Indian Mahāyāna thought. Approximately one half of this extremely extensive work is preserved in Sanskrit original. These materials are indispensible for gaining a better understanding of the YBh in its original literary, dogmatic and historical context. Still, large parts of them are completely inaccessible to the public, or available only in unsatisfactory editions. This two-volume publication contributes towards filling this gap with an editio princeps of the Samāhitā Bhūmiḥ, one of the chapters of the so-called Basic Section of the YBh. As its title indicates, this chapter deals with deep meditative concentration in which one temporarily transcends the sphere of everyday consciousness, that is, the sphere of sensual desire (kāmadhātu). Rather than presenting a manual for meditative practice, the anonymous authors are predominantly concerned with an exegetical and doctrinal, yet highly creative treatment of their subject-matter. '' ****************************<