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| Preface | xiii | ||||||||||||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 1 | Asian Scriptures Among the World's Religions | 1 | |||||||||||
| A Brief History of Scripture Scholarship | 2 | ||||||||||||
| The Nature and Definition of Scripture | 4 | ||||||||||||
| The Uses of Scripture | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Advantages and Disadvantages | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Asian Scriptures and Modern Scholarship | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Scriptures and the World Wide Web | 15 | ||||||||||||
| The Plan of This Book | 16 | ||||||||||||
| A Guide to Pronunciation | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions on How to Read Scriptures | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 2 | Hinduism | 23 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Origin and Development | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Use | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Aditi and the Birth of the Gods (Rig-Veda 10.72) | 30 | ||||||||||||
| The Creation Hymn (Rig-Veda 10.129) | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Creation from Brahman (Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad 1.4.1-7) | 31 | ||||||||||||
| The God Indra (Rig-Veda 2.12) | 32 | ||||||||||||
| The God Shiva (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.1-13) | 33 | ||||||||||||
| "That You Are" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.1-2, 9-11) | 34 | ||||||||||||
| The Goddess as Kali (Markandeya Purana, Devi-Mahatmya 7.1-25) | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Organization | 36 | ||||||||||||
| The Creation of the Caste System (Rig-Veda 10.90) | 36 | ||||||||||||
| The Four Castes (Institutes of Vishnu 2.1-17) | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Sin and Forgiveness (Rig-Veda 7.86) | 38 | ||||||||||||
| The Three Das (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.2) | 39 | ||||||||||||
| The Way of Asceticism (Mundaka Upanishad 2.1-3, 5-8, 10-13) | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Stages of Life for a Twice-Born Man (Laws of Manu 2.69-74, 191-201; 3.1-19; 6.1-9, 33-49) | 40 | ||||||||||||
| The Life of Women (Laws of Manu 3.55-60; 5.147-165) | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual and Meditation | 44 | ||||||||||||
| The Gayatri Mantra (Rig-Veda 3.62.10) | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Hymn to Agni (Rig-Veda 1.1) | 45 | ||||||||||||
| The Meaning of the Agnihotra Sacrifice (Agni-Brahmana 1.1-19) | 45 | ||||||||||||
| The Puja of a Yogin (Agni Purana) | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Soma (Rig-Veda 8.48) | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Marriage (Rig-Veda 10.85.20-47) | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Cremation (Rig-Veda 10.16) | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Charms and Spells (Atharva-Veda 6.20; 7.70; 6.9; 3.16) | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Chanting of Om (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.1-10) | 51 | ||||||||||||
| The Practice of Yoga (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2.8-15) | 52 | ||||||||||||
| Appendix 1 | Selections from the Bhagavad-Gita | 53 | |||||||||||
| Appendix 2 | Mohandas Gandhi on the Bhagavad-Gita | 63 | |||||||||||
| Appendix 3 | Two Tamil Poets, Appar and Tukaram | 64 | |||||||||||
| Appendix 4 | Poems of Mira, a Hindi Female Saint | 66 | |||||||||||
| Glossary | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 3 | Buddhism | 71 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Origin and Development | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Use | 76 | ||||||||||||
| History | 77 | ||||||||||||
| The Past Lives of Gotama Buddha (Jataka 190) | 77 | ||||||||||||
| The Life of Gotama Buddha (Selections from the Buddhacarita) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| The Death of Gotama Buddha (Mahaparinibbana Sutta 6.1-14, 31-35, 45-48) | 84 | ||||||||||||
| The Life of Milarepa (The Life of Milarepa 2.7) | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 88 | ||||||||||||
| The Sermon on the Four Noble Truths (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta 1-8) | 88 | ||||||||||||
| The Skandhas and the Chain of Causation (Buddhacarita 16.1, 28-50) | 89 | ||||||||||||
| The Essence of Buddhism (Heart Sutra) | 90 | ||||||||||||
| A Tibetan Commentary on the Heart Sutra (Jewel Light Illuminating the Meaning) | 91 | ||||||||||||
| A Description of Nirvana (Milinda-panha 4.8.65-66) | 92 | ||||||||||||
| A Mahayana View of the Buddha (Saddharma-pundarika Sutra 2.36; 10.1) | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Poems of Early Nuns (Therigatha) | 95 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Conduct of the Monk (Dhammapada 25.360-382) | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Admonition to Laity (Cullavagga, Dhammikasutta 18-29) | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Wisdom of the Buddha (Dhammapada 1-20, 157-166) | 98 | ||||||||||||
| The Bodhisattva Ideal (Mahavastu) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Organization | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Founding of the Order (Mahavagga 1.6.10, 11-16, 27-30, 32, 34, 37) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| The Rules of Defeat (Patimokkha, Parajika Dhamma 1-4) | 102 | ||||||||||||
| Rules Requiring Formal Meetings (Patimokkha, Samghadisesa Dhamma 1-13) | 103 | ||||||||||||
| The Order of Nuns (Cullavagga 10.1.1-6) | 105 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual and Meditation | 107 | ||||||||||||
| The Relics of the Buddha (Mahaparinibbana Sutta 6.58-60) | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Mindfulness in Meditation (Majjhima-Nikaya, Satipatthanasutta 10.1-9) | 107 | ||||||||||||
| The Merit of Making Images (Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, 16, no. 694) | 110 | ||||||||||||
| Scripture to Guide the Soul After Death (Bardo Thodol 1.1-2) | 112 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 113 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 114 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 115 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 4 | Jainism | 117 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 117 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 117 | ||||||||||||
| Origin, Development, and Use | 118 | ||||||||||||
| History | 119 | ||||||||||||
| The Life of Mahavira (Acaranga Sutra 2.15.6-9, 14, 16-20, 22-25, 27) | 119 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 122 | ||||||||||||
| The World Is Uncreated (Mahapurana 4.16-31, 38-40) | 122 | ||||||||||||
| The Causes of Sin (Acaranga Sutra 1.1-2) | 123 | ||||||||||||
| Can Women Achieve Liberation? (Strinirvana-pariccheda 2, 4; Sutraprabrita 1.22-26) | 124 | ||||||||||||
| The World Is Full of Suffering (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 19.61-67, 71, 74) | 125 | ||||||||||||
| The Road to Final Deliverance (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 28) | 125 | ||||||||||||
| Organization | 127 | ||||||||||||
| The Five Great Vows (Acaranga Sutra 2.15i-v) | 127 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 128 | ||||||||||||
| Ahimsa (Sutrakritanga 1.7.1-9) | 128 | ||||||||||||
| Rules for Monastic Life (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 35) | 129 | ||||||||||||
| The True Monk (Uttaradhyayana Sutra 15.1-16) | 130 | ||||||||||||
| Stories from Jaina Scriptures and Commentary (Avasyakasutra 1.484.11-485.13; 2.200.11-201.12; Mulasuddhiprakarana, 179-180) | 131 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 5 | Sikhism | 137 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 137 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 137 | ||||||||||||
| Origin and Development | 138 | ||||||||||||
| Use | 139 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 140 | ||||||||||||
| Selections from the Japji (1-3, 5-6, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 17-18, 20-22, 25, 28-29, 33, 37-Epilogue) | 140 | ||||||||||||
| Remembering God (Gauri Sukhmani, Mahala 5) | 145 | ||||||||||||
| Creation of the World (Asa Ki Var, Mahala 1) | 146 | ||||||||||||
| Dancing for Krishna (Rag Gurji, Mahala 3) | 147 | ||||||||||||
| The Hindu Thread (Asa Ki Var, Mahala 1) | 147 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 148 | ||||||||||||
| Truth Is the Basis of Conduct (Hymns of Guru Nanak) | 148 | ||||||||||||
| Prayer for Forgiveness (Rag Bihagra, Mahala 5) | 149 | ||||||||||||
| Against the Use of Wine (Rag Bihagra, Mahala 1) | 149 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual | 150 | ||||||||||||
| Hymn for the Installation of the Guru Granth (Rag Devgandhari, Mahala 5) | 150 | ||||||||||||
| A Marriage Hymn (Rag Asa, Mahala 5) | 150 | ||||||||||||
| Organization | 151 | ||||||||||||
| The Guru (Rag Gauri, Mahala 3) | 151 | ||||||||||||
| God's Power in the Sikh Community (Rag Gauri, Mahala 5) | 152 | ||||||||||||
| Appendix | Selections from the Dasam Granth | 152 | |||||||||||
| A | Guru Gobind Singh's Story (Vichitar Natak, 6) | 152 | |||||||||||
| B | God as the Holy Sword (Vichitar Natak, 1) | 153 | |||||||||||
| Glossary | 154 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 155 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 155 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 6 | Zoroastrianism | 157 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 157 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 157 | ||||||||||||
| Origin and Development | 158 | ||||||||||||
| Use | 159 | ||||||||||||
| History | 160 | ||||||||||||
| The Call of Zarathushtra (Yasna 29) | 160 | ||||||||||||
| A Hymn of Praise to Zarathushtra (Yasht 24:87b-94) | 161 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 162 | ||||||||||||
| Hymn to Ahura and the Purifying Fire (Yasna 36) | 162 | ||||||||||||
| Hymn to Ahura Mazda the Creator (Yasna 37:1-5) | 163 | ||||||||||||
| The Doctrine of Dualism (Yasna 30) | 163 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 164 | ||||||||||||
| Personal Virtues (Denkard 6.23, 24) | 164 | ||||||||||||
| Six Ritual Obligations (Sad Dar 6.1-7) | 165 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual | 165 | ||||||||||||
| The Place of the Gathas (Yasna 55:1-3) | 165 | ||||||||||||
| The Zoroastrian Confession (Yasna 12) | 166 | ||||||||||||
| The Four Great Prayers (From the Yasna) | 167 | ||||||||||||
| Disposal of the Dead (Vendidad, Fargard 6, section 5, 44-51) | 167 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 168 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 168 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 168 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 7 | Confucianism | 171 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 171 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 171 | ||||||||||||
| Origin and Development | 173 | ||||||||||||
| Use | 174 | ||||||||||||
| History | 175 | ||||||||||||
| The Character of Confucius (Analects 2.4; 7.1-9, 19-24; 10.1-4, 8-12) | 175 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 177 | ||||||||||||
| The Virtues of the Superior Man (Analects 1.1-4, 6-9, 14; 15.17-23) | 177 | ||||||||||||
| Benevolence (Analects 4.1-6) | 178 | ||||||||||||
| The Actions of Filiality (Classic of Rites, 10.1, 4, 7, 10-11, 13-15) | 179 | ||||||||||||
| The Attitude of Filiality (Analects 2.5-8; 4.18-21; 13.18) | 180 | ||||||||||||
| Propriety (Analects 3.3-4, 8-9, 12-15, 17-19) | 181 | ||||||||||||
| The Way (Analects 16.2) | 182 | ||||||||||||
| The Love of Learning (Analects 17.8-9, 12) | 183 | ||||||||||||
| Early Debate over the Goodness of Human Nature (Mencius 6.1.1-4, 6) | 183 | ||||||||||||
| The Basis of Good Government (The Great Learning 1-7; 9.1, 3-9) | 185 | ||||||||||||
| The Ruler as Example to the People (Analects 2.18-20; 12.11, 17, 19; 13.4-6) | 187 | ||||||||||||
| Confidence and Prosperity in Government (Mencius 4.3, 9; 1.6.20-24) | 188 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual | 189 | ||||||||||||
| Divination (Classic of Changes 1, 47, 54) | 189 | ||||||||||||
| Songs for Sacrifice (Classic of Poetry, Shang 1; Kau 7; Minor Odes 10.1, 3; 5) | 190 | ||||||||||||
| Music and Morality (Classic of Rites 17.2.10-11, 15-18, 20-21) | 193 | ||||||||||||
| Appendix | Later Developments of Early Themes | 194 | |||||||||||
| Later Debate over Human Nature (Xunzi 3.150-151; Fuyan 3.1a-b) | 194 | ||||||||||||
| Attack on Buddhism (Ch'ang-li hsien-sheng wen-chi 39.2b-42) | 195 | ||||||||||||
| Advice for Reading Texts (Conversations of Master Chu 4.37-39, 41) | 196 | ||||||||||||
| Neoconfucian Ethics (Chang Tsai, The Western Inscription) | 197 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 198 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 198 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 199 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 8 | Taoism | 201 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 201 | ||||||||||||
| Overview of Structure | 201 | ||||||||||||
| Origin, Development, and Use | 202 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching | 203 | ||||||||||||
| The Nature of the Tao (Tao Te Ching, 1, 6, 25, 34; Chuang-tzu 29) | 203 | ||||||||||||
| The World (Tao Te Ching 7, 42, 52) | 205 | ||||||||||||
| The Domain of Nothingness (Chuang-tzu, book 7) | 206 | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | 206 | ||||||||||||
| Nonaction (Chuang-tzu, book 7) | 206 | ||||||||||||
| Individual Life in Harmony with the Tao (Tao Te Ching 16, 22, 33, 44) | 206 | ||||||||||||
| The Superior Man (Chuang-tzu, book 12) | 208 | ||||||||||||
| Government (Tao Te Ching 3, 18, 57, 64) | 209 | ||||||||||||
| Great and Small Rulers (Chuang-tzu, book 1) | 210 | ||||||||||||
| On Death (Chuang-tzu, book 18) | 210 | ||||||||||||
| Reward and Retribution (T'ai-Shang, book 1) | 211 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual | 212 | ||||||||||||
| Methods of Prolonging Life (Pao-p'u-tzu 15.6b-7a; 19.6b-7a) | 212 | ||||||||||||
| The Life and Ascension of Shen Xi (Shenxian zhuan, Daozang jinghua 5.11) | 214 | ||||||||||||
| The Relationship of Taoism to Confucianism (Pao-p'u Tzu 7.5a) | 215 | ||||||||||||
| Appendix | A Complete Taoist Scripture (The True Scripture of the Great Emperor) | 216 | |||||||||||
| Glossary | 219 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 220 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 220 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 9 | Shinto | 223 | |||||||||||
| Introduction | 223 | ||||||||||||
| The Kojiki | 223 | ||||||||||||
| The Nihongi | 224 | ||||||||||||
| Selections from the Kojiki and the Nihongi | 224 | ||||||||||||
| Preface to the Kojiki | 224 | ||||||||||||
| The Creation of Japan (Kojiki, chapters 1-5, 11, 33) | 227 | ||||||||||||
| The Shrine at Ise (Nihongi, chapter 5) | 230 | ||||||||||||
| Emperor Yuryaku and the Story of the Woman Akawi-ko (Kojiki, chapter 154) | 231 | ||||||||||||
| Selections from the Norito | |||||||||||||
| Festival of the Gates (Norito) | 232 | ||||||||||||
| Ritual Prayer for Forgiveness and Purification of Government Officials (Norito) | 233 | ||||||||||||
| Glossary | 234 | ||||||||||||
| Questions for Study and Discussion | 234 | ||||||||||||
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 234 | ||||||||||||
| Index | 236
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David Tingle reviewed Anthology of Asian Scriptures on June 05, 2018 Anthology of Asian Scriptures
Each one of Philip Yancey's books that I have read have made a personal impact upon me. It is as if the author knows how to get into my head and challenge me from the inside out. I had never even heard of this book before finding it on the store shelf, but I am glad I made the jump to purchase it.
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