The Structure of the Self in Mahayana Buddhism (e-book)

Download
1 file

In his new e-book, Okumura Roshi writes: "In my original dharma talks on Opening the Hand of Thought, I mentioned no-self, but the relation among these three perspectives of the self (conditioned self, no-self and universal self) was not clearly explained. That relation, within the context of Mahāyāna Buddhism, became the focus of this article." 78 pages NB This is an e-book format only and is not for printing.

Full price

An eBook from Dogen Institute

Introduction

1. The problem of the “self” in Buddhism

2. Shakyamuni’s teachings about the self

3. Individual self (1): Five aggregates produce the sense of identity

4. No-self (0): Five aggregates are empty

5. Individual self (1) ⇄ No-self (0): Middle Way between “being” and “non-being”

6. Mahāyāna teachings of interdependent origination

7. Universal Self (∞): Self connected with myriad dharmas

8. Interpenetration of the three perspectives (1 ⇄ 0 ⇄ ∞): Zazen practice

9. Conclusion: Ryōkan’s image of interconnectedness.

Notes

Breakeven price = $7.50 Freely given

Please choose the amount you wish to offer. Full price ($15) helps to sustain others' access. Apply a coupon button according to your need.

The Structure of the Self in Mahayana Buddhism.pdf

744 KB