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1、BUDDHISTMEDITATIONMeditativepracticeliesattheheartoftheBuddhisttradition.ThisintroductoryanthologygivesarepresentativesampleofthevariouskindsofmeditationsdescribedintheearliestbodyofBuddhistscripture,thePalicanon.Itprovidesabroadintroductiontotheirtraditionalcontexta
2、ndpracticeandsuppliesexplanation,contextanddoctrinalbackgroundtothesubjectofmeditation.ThemainthemesofthebookarethediversityandflexibilityofthewaythattheBuddhateachesmeditationfromtheevidenceofthecanon.CoveringfundamentalfeaturesofBuddhistpracticesuchasposture,laymed
3、itationandmeditativetechniqueitprovidescommentsbothfromtheprincipalearlycommentatorsonBuddhistpractice,UpatissaandBuddhaghosa,aswellasfromreputablemodernmeditationteachersinanumberofTheravadintraditions.ThisisthefirstgeneralbookonPaliBuddhismwhichintroducesthereadert
4、othewiderangeofmeditativeadviceinthecanon.ItdemonstratesthattheBuddha’smeditativetraditionstilloffersapathofpracticeasmysterious,awe-inspiringyetasfreshlyaccessibleasitwascenturiesagoandshouldbeofinteresttostudentsandscholarsofBuddhismaswellasBuddhistpractitioners.Sa
5、rahShawreadGreekandEnglishatManchesterUniversity,whereshetookadoctorateinEnglish.ShestudiedPaliatOxfordandisonthesteeringcommitteeoftheOxfordCentreforBuddhistStudies.Sheisamother,teacherandwriter.ShepractiseswiththeSamathaAssociationofBritain.ROUTLEDGECRITICALSTUDIES
6、INBUDDHISMGeneralEditors:CharlesS.PrebishandDamienKeownRoutledgeCriticalStudiesinBuddhismisacomprehensivestudyoftheBuddhisttradition.Theseriesexploresthiscomplexandextensivetraditionfromavarietyofperspectives,usingarangeofdifferentmethodologies.Theseriesisdiverseinit
7、sfocus,includinghistoricalstudies,textualtranslationsandcommentaries,sociologicalinvestigations,bibliographicstudies,andconsid-erationsofreligiouspracticeasanexpressionofBuddhism’sintegralreligiosity.Italsopresentsmaterialsonmodernintellectualhistoricalstudies,includ
8、ingtheroleofBuddhistthoughtandscholarshipinacontemporary,criticalcontextandinthelightofcurrentsocialissues.Theseriesisexpansiveandi