Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice

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This publication presents the academic papers presented at the 2nd International Association of Buddhist Universities Conference which took place at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, in 2012. The theme of this large conference was "Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice" and it brought together over 33 Buddhist studies scholars. Of particular relevance to the topic of buddha-nature is Tadeuz Skorupki's paper, "Consciousness and Luminosity in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism" (43–64).

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Dhammasami, Khammai, Padmasiri de Silva, Sarah Shaw, Dion Peoples, Jamie Cresswell, and Toshiichi Endo, eds. Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice: Academic Papers Presented at the 2nd IABU Conference, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Main Campus, Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Ayutthaya, Thailand: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 2012. http://btmar.org/files/pdf/buddhist_philosophy_and_meditation_practice.pdf.

Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice
1. Jason Siff: Language and Meditation3
2. Jongmyung Kim: Thought and Praxis in Contemporary Korean Buddhism:
A Critical Examination14
3. Ven. Jinwol Lee: Ganhwaseon (笂贬茈) in Korea:
From a Seon Practitioner’s Perspective28
4. Prof. Robert E. Buswell, Jr: The Transformation of Doubt (Ǔijǒng 蝀袘)
in Kanhwa Sǒn 笂贬茈: The Testimony of Gaofeng
Yuanmiao 簙膯蚖肅 (1238-1295)34
5. Tadeusz Skorupski: Consciousness and Luminosity in Indian and
Tibetan Buddhism]43
6. James Blumenthal: Śamatha and its Relation to the Mundane and
Supra-mundane Paths According to Geluk Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism65
7. Kyaw, Pyi Phyo: The Paṭṭhāna (Conditional Relations) and Buddhist
Meditation Application of the Teachings in the Paṭṭhāna in Insight
(Vipassanā) Meditation Practice72
8. Lei Xiaoli (Ph.D Candidate): A Study on the Development of
Meditation in Theravada Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism88
9. Kanae Kawamoto: Pragmatic Benefits and Concentration through
Ānāpānasati Meditation98
10. Dr. H. M. Mahinda Herath: Theravada Philosophical Exposition of the
Supramundane (Lokuttara) State104
11. Thomas A C Weiser: Three Practices of the Four Foundations of
Mindfulness111

An Investigation in Comparative Soteriology

12. Professor Angraj Chaudhary: The Philosophy of Suffering and the Practice
of Vipassana128

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Towards a Comparative Dialogue 14. Jeff Waistell: Mindfulness Meditation and Praxis 149 15. Charles Pyle: A Strategic Perspective on Buddhist Meditation 158 16. Jim Rheingans: Communicating the Innate: Observations on 177 Teacher-Student Interaction in the Tibetan Mah�mudr� Instructions 17. Sumi Lee: Searching for a Possibility of Buddhist Hermeneutics: 202 Two Exegetic Strategies in Buddhist Tradition 18. Khristos Nizamis: The Mind’s ‘I’ in Meditation : Early P� i Buddhadhamma 212 and Transcendental Phenomenology in Mutual Re ection 19. Apisin Sivayathorn & Apichai Puntasen: Is It True That Buddhism is 239 Mind-Based Science? 20. Karin Meyers: The Pleasant Way: The Dhy�na-s, Insight and the Path 259 according to the Abhidharmako�a 21. Thanaphon Cheungsirakulvit: Buddhad�sa’s Poetry : the Object of 278 Contemplation on Emptiness 22. Prof. Yasanjali Devika Jayatilleke: An Anthropological Study on the Rituals 314 Pertaining to Life Crises Events among Sri Lankan Buddhists 23. Dr. Mark Owen: The Philosophical Foundations of 324 the Tibetan Buddhist Practice of Bodily Preservation 24. Bethany Lowe: Dangerous Dharma, Death, and Depression: 343 The Importance of ‘Right View’ for Practicing Contemplation within a Western Buddhist Tradition 25. Venerable Bhikkhuni Anula Devi: The Practical approach to 362 the Enlightenment through the Buddhist Meditation 26. Dr. Wangchuk Dorjee Negi: Buddhist Meditation Practices 370 27. Dr Sarah Shaw : Breathing Mindfulness: Text and Practice 378 28. Nuengfa Nawaboonniyom & Apichai Puntasen: The Training of 391 Satipa��h�na related to 15 Cara�as and 8 Vijj�s 29. Giuliana Martini: Transcending the Limiting Power of Karma 413 The Early Buddhist Appam��as 01 Meditation Panel Preface.indd 5 25/5/2555 20:29:41 (6) 30. Ven. Dr. Yuanci: A Study of the Meditation Methods in 438 the DESM and Other Early Chinese Texts 31. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Shankar: The Philosophical Perspectives in 466

the Meditational practices of Tantric Buddhism

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 An Investigation in Comparative Soteriology
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