Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight
Author:   Keren Arbel (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138937925


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight


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Author:   Keren Arbel (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781138937925


ISBN 10:   1138937924
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The fourfold Jhàna Model: Buddhist or Not? 2. The First Jhàna: A Turning Point in the Spiritual Path. 3. The Second Jhàna: Non-discursive Broad Field of Awareness. 4. Awakening-jhàna Factors. 5. The Third Jhàna: Establishing a Specialized Form of Awareness. 6. The Fourth Jhàna: Non-reactive & Lucid Awareness of the Phenomenal Field. 7. Morality (sila), Wisdom (pannà) and the Attainment of the Jhànas. 8. Reconsidering Samatha-bhàvanà, Vipassanà-bhàvanà & Pannà-vimutti. Final Reflections

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Keren Arbel holds a PhD in Buddhist Studies and teaches at the Department of East Asian Studies in Tel Aviv University, Israel. Her research interests include early Buddhism, Buddhist Meditation, Indian contemplative traditions, and South Asian Buddhism.

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