The present book collects research papers by Bhikkhu Anālayo related to Vinaya. Recurrent topics are the nature of Vinaya narrative and the overlap between discourse and Vinaya material, both of which have significant ramifications for the use of such textual material by the modern scholar. In addition, topics taken up in the course of this book are the legal consequences of pārājika, the mass suicide of monks, the tale of Vessantara's lavish giving, the impact of the account of the first saṅgīti on attitudes towards Vinaya rules, the account of the foundation of the order of bhikkhunīs, and the legal dimensions of the revival of the bhikkhunī order.
作者簡介
Bhikkhu Anālayowas born in Germany in 1962 and ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. He completed a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) in 2000 and a habilitation thesis at the University of Marburg (Germany) in 2007. At present he is a professor at the University of Hamburg, Numata Center for Buddhist Studies (Germany).
這是兩個生命交會的故事在平凡的日常事件中體會阿姜查洞悉人性的智慧和幽默
一九七○年,憂悶的美國沙彌法拉般若已受了兩年戒,在曼谷的寺院裡仍鬱鬱寡歡。與阿姜查的會面改變了一切。法拉般若看見阿姜查像隻快樂的大青蛙坐在荷葉上,他心想,如果在森林裡靜坐個三十年,可以像阿姜查一樣,也是件值得做的事。他開始看到了希望。可是遇見一位師父並不代表問題都可解決,相反地,在森林中修習需要極大的勇氣:師父可能是世界上最慈悲的虐待狂,他用諷刺、玩笑、甚至修辱來去除弟子的習性,磨練弟子的信心;還有,對於一個習慣都市生活的人,森林中的氣候、物質條件也時時刻刻挑戰著忍耐程度……這是兩個生命交會的故事:師父和弟子之間的信任與衝突、東方和西方的交疊與矛盾。讀者可以進入難得一見的上座部僧侶生活,在看似平凡的日常事件中體會阿姜查洞悉人性的智慧和幽默。這本珍貴的求法紀錄和所收錄的照片,讓我們更貼近佛陀的生命,在出版前早已是阿姜查弟子私下流傳的經典。
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保羅.布里特Paul Breiter於一九四八年出生於美國紐約市布魯克林區,於一九七○年旅行至泰國時,出家成為比丘。不久之後,他遇見阿姜查並成為他的弟子。布里特通曉泰語與依桑方言(Isan,近似寮語),負責擔任阿姜查指導西方學生的翻譯。他保有阿姜查開示法語的記錄,其中有些被集結成冊,納入與傑克.康菲爾德共同出版的《靜止的森林水塘》(A Still Forest Pool,Quest Books, 1985)中。他還翻譯了一本《戒律入門》(Vinayamukha(P.); Entrance to the Vinaya, Vol. III; Mahamakuta Royal Academy, 1983)。阿姜查於一九七九年訪問美國,布里特陪同他旅行並擔任翻譯。之後他記錄了跟隨阿姜查學習的一些故事,即本書《師父──與阿姜查共處的歲月》(Venerable Father: A Life with Ajahn Chah)。在一九七七年脫下僧袍還俗後,布里特回到美國跟隨日本曹洞宗的光文千也禪師 ( Roshi Kobun Chino Otogawa ),之後又隨西藏佛教寧瑪派的貢波?贊單 ( Gonpo Tsedan )修學佛法。他目前住在美國佛羅里達州。
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釋見諦一九五七年生,國立高雄師範大學英語系畢業,一九八一年禮心志法師及悟因法師於香光寺出家,後就讀於香光尼眾佛學院。一九八七年赴西雅圖就讀於華盛頓大學,先後取得教育碩士與博士學位。現服務於美青佛教會祇園寺。出版的譯作有Choosing Simplicity: A Commentary on the Bhikkshuni Pratimoksha(中譯英)、《師父:與阿姜查共處的歲月》與《親近釋迦牟尼佛》(英譯中)。 牟志京生於北京,八十年代到美國留學。先後在耶魯大學獲得電腦科學碩士、哲學碩士,及電腦科學博士學位。曾在大學、研究所及電腦公司從事教學、科研和軟體開發工作。從青年時代起即受到佛教思想的影響,近年正式皈依,並開始翻譯佛教經典書籍,譯作中包括《佛陀傳》。
The present book collects research papers by Bhikkhu Anālayo containing translations of Dīrgha-āgama discourses and comparative studies of their Pāli parallels (as well as relevant Sanskrit fragments), together with three appendices. Several chapters and the appendices are devoted to examining aspects of the early Buddhist oral transmission. In addition, topics taken up in the course of this book are the analysis of views in the Brahmajāla, healing in early Buddhism, the Buddha's last meditation, his display of fire miracles, levitation, debating strategies, and the future Buddha Maitreya.
作者簡介
Bhikkhu Anālayowas born in Germany in 1962 and ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. He completed a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) in 2000 and a habilitation thesis at the University of Marburg (Germany) in 2007. At present he is a professor at the University of Hamburg, Numata Center for Buddhist Studies (Germany).
This is the third volume of proceedings of the Āgama seminars convened by the Āgama Research Group at the Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (formerly Dharma Drum Buddhist College). It collects academic contributions on various aspects related to the Middle-length Collec¬tions of discourses (sūtras, suttas) transmitted by different early Buddhist lineages of reciters, preserved in their Indic originals in Gandhari, Pali and Sanskrit as well as in Chinese and Tibetan translations.
作者簡介
About the editor:Bhikkhunī DhammadinnāDharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts
About the contributors:
Mark Allon & Blair SilverlockUniversity of Sydney
Bhikkhu AnālayoUniversity of Hamburg
Roderick S. BucknellUniversity of Queensland
Jin-il Chung(鄭鎮一)Göttingen Academy of Sciences
Takamichi Fukita(吹田隆道)Bukkyō University
Jen-jou Hung(洪振洲)Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts
Seishi Karashima(辛嶋靜志)The International Research Institute forAdvanced Buddhology at Soka University
Michael RadichVictoria University of Wellington
Richard SalomonUniversity of Washington
Peter SkillingÉcole française d’Extrême-Orient
Ingo StrauchUniversity of Lausanne
The present book collects research papers by Bhikkhu Anālayo with translations of Ekottarika-āgama discourses and comparative studies of their Pāli parallels, together with three appendices on the terms Mahāyāna, Hīnayāna, and Theravāda. Several papers study aspects of the Ekottarika-āgama as a collection distinct from other Nikāya and Āgama collections. In addition, topics taken up in the course of this book are seclusion, the lion's roar, the wheel-turning king, Paccekabuddhas, and the four noble truths, as well as depictions of accomplished nuns and their significance.
作者簡介
Bhikkhu Anālayo was born in Germany in 1962 and ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. He completed a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) in 2000 and a habilitation thesis at the University of Marburg (Germany) in 2007. At present he is a professor at the University of Hamburg, Numata Center for Buddhist Studies (Germany).