Paths to Buddhahood : the "sudden" and "gradual" awakening models in Mah ̄y n̄a and Vajray n̄a Buddhism

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Paths to Buddhahood : the "sudden" and "gradual" awakening models in Mah ̄y n̄a and Vajray n̄a Buddhism

Collings, Deidre Kaye. 1998, Paths to Buddhahood : the "sudden" and "gradual" awakening models in Mah ̄y n̄a and Vajray n̄a Buddhism, M.A. thesis, Deakin University.

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Title	Paths to Buddhahood : the "sudden" and "gradual" awakening models in Mah ̄y n̄a and Vajray n̄a Buddhism
Author	Collings, Deidre Kaye.
Institution	Deakin University
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Degree name	M.A.
Date submitted	1998
Keyword(s)	Buddhism - Philosophy Buddhahood Mahayana Buddhism - Philosophy
Summary	Examines the graduated paths of Mah ȳn̄a and Vajrayn̄a Buddhism and the instantaneous paths of Ch'an/Zen, rDzogs chen and Mahm̄udr.̄ The main contention between these approaches relates to how the mental defilements are to be purified and how the positive qualities of Buddhahood are to be realised. After comparing and examining the paths it is argued that the polarisation of the "sudden" and "gradual" approaches is the result of the critical philosophies of late Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, rather than a real spiritual dilemma for adherents of either path.
Language	eng
Description of original	viii, 187 leaves ; 30 cm.
Dewey Decimal Classification	294.34
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30027832

Document type:	Thesis
Collections:	Faculty of Arts and Education Higher degree theses (citation only)


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