Fragmente des Dharmaskandha - Ein Abhidharma-Text in Sanskrit aus Gilgit. Ed. Siglinde Dietz. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, Phil.-hist. Klasse, 3.Folge, 142. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1984. 104pp, 14 plates. DM 64.

Kacchapa-Jataka. Eine Erzählung von der Schildkröte und dem Kranzwinder. Akira Yuyama. Studia Philologica Buddhica Occasional Paper Series V. The International Institute for Buddhist Studies, Tokyo 1983. XXII + 43pp.

Prajñaparamita-Hrdaya-Sutra - Das Sutra vom Herzen der Vollkommen Weisheit - The Heart Sutra. Ed. Acarya Jen Wen. Zero Verlag, Rheinberg 1982. 80pp. DM 19.80.

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden und der kanonischen Literatur der Sarvastivada-Schule, Sanskrit Dictionary of the Buddhist Texts from the Turfan Finds and of the Canonical Literature of the Sarvastivada School. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben von Heinz Bechert. 10 Lieferung: kukkura/gandu-praticchadana - bearbeitet von Michael Schmidt und Siglinde Dietz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1998. I-III, 81, 160 pp. DM 54.

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben von Heinz Bechert. 8. Lieferung: Nachträge zu avidyabhisamcetana- hetoh / audarika, Titelei, Einleitung und Verzeichnisse zu Band I - bearbeitet von Michael Schmidt und Siglinde Dietz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1994. I-LXXX, 561-617 pp. DM 62.

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben von Heinz Bechert. Lieferung: Nachträge zu adharima / avidyabhisamcetana-hetoh bearbeitet von Michael Schmidt und Siglinde Dietz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1992. I-III, 481-560 pp. DM 52.

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben von Heinz Bechert. 6. Lieferung: upasarga / ausadhi, Nachträge zu a-, an- / adhara bearbeitet von Michael Schmidt und Siglinde Dietz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1990. I-IV, 401-480 pp.

Buddhistische Bilderwelt. Ein ikonographisches Handbuch des Mahayana- und Tantrayana-Buddhismus. Hans Wolfgang Schumann. Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Cologne 1986. 381pp, 420 illustrations.

Dhammapada. Chos kyi tshigs su bcad pa. Ed. and tr. by Chhi Med Rig Dzin Lama. (The Dalai Lama Tibeto-Indological Studies Series Vol. IV), Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath 1982. V + 432 pp. Hbk Rs 75, pbk Rs 55. Dhammapada. (Tr. into Tibetan from the Pali by dGe-'dun Chos-'phel; tr. into English from the Tibetan by Dharma Publishing Staff). Dharma Publishing, Berkeley 1985. xii + 381 pp., including four drawings in the style of traditional Tibetan religious art (...) and one specimen of Tibetan calligraphy. Pbk $12.95. (shrink)

Drevnyaya Indiya, Jazyk - Kul'tura - Tekst. Ed. G.M. Bongard-Levin, V.V. Vertogradova and S.V. Kullanda. Nauka Publishers, Central Department of Oriental Literature, Moscow 1985. 268 pp.

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden und der kanonischen Literatur der Sarvastivada-Schule. Sanskrit Dictionary of the Buddhist Texts from the Turfan Finds and of the Canonical Literature of the Sarvastivada School. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben von Heinz Bechert. 11. Lieferung: gata/caturmahabhautika-editor: Michael Schmidt; contributors to the 11th fasc.: S. Dietz, P. Kieffer-Pülz, M. Schmidt. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1999. 161-240 pp. 12. Lieferung: caturmaharajakayika/jvrcih-sikhopama - contributors to the 12th fasc.: J. (...) Chung, S. Dietz, P. Kieffer-Pülz, M. Schmidt. V & R, Göttingen 2000. I-III, 241-320 pp. 13. Lieferung: jvalana/trayo-dasa - contributors to teh 13 fasc.: J. Chung, S. Dietz, M. Schmidt. V & R, Göttingen 2001, I-II, 321-400 pp. Each fasc. DM 56. (shrink)

Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden und der kanonischer Literatur der Sarvastivada-Schule. Sanskrit Dictionary of the Buddhist Texts from the Turfan Finds and of the Canonical Literature of the Sarvastivada School. Begonnen von Ernst Waldschmidt. Im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen herausgegeben vin Heinz Bechert. 9. Lieferung: ka / kukkutyandavat - bearbeitet von Michael Schmidt und Siglinde Dietz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996. I-IV, 1-80 pp. DM 54.

Suramgamasamadhisutra. The Concentration of Heroic Progress. An early Mahayana Buddhist Scripture translated and annotated by Etienne Lamotte. English translation by Sara Boin-Webb. Curzon Press, Richmond, Surrey, in association with the Buddhist Society, London 1998. xxviii, 273 pp. £45.00. ISBN 0 7007 1024 8.

Three Worlds According to King Ruang - a Thai Buddhist Cosmology. Translation with Introduction and Notes by Frank E. Reynolds and Mani B. Reynolds. Asian Humanities Press, Berkeley 1982. 383 pp. $30.00.

Was ist der Weg - er liegt vor deinen Augen. Zen-Meditation im japanischen Garten ('What is the Way? It is right in front of you. Zen Meditation in Japanese Gardens'). Rudolf Seitz, with contributions by Kim Lan Thai and Masao Yamamoto. Kosel-Verlag, Munich 1985. 176 pp., including 72 monochrome plates. N. P.

Nagarjuna's Sutrasamuccaya: A Critical edition of the mDo kun las btus pa. Bhikkhu Pasadika. Akademisk Forlag i Kommission, Copenhagen 1989. xix, 252 pp. ISBN 87-500-2889-8.

1. The texts and inscriptions dating from the early period – roughly the first 500 years after the Buddha’s passing away – do not support the conclusion that fully-fledged sects existed at that time. Rather, we should think in terms of ‘sectarian tendencies’ that emerged as actual sects towards the end of the early period. The available sources that speak of the First Schism are best read as sectarian accounts depicting the situation in the Buddhism of their own time – (...) roughly 100-500 CE – rather than as historical records of the pre-A?okan era. 2. All of the Sthavira sources mention the so-called ‘five theses’ of the Mah?sa?ghika as either the cause of the First Schism or as important doctrinal issues. And a review of relevant Vinaya sources demonstrates that the ‘five theses’ were probably accepted within the Mah?sa?ghika, which confirms that this was likely the principal cause of the First Schism. (shrink)

"The brightened mind is one that is able to make better choices," says Sumano Bhikkhu--choices appropriate to our true being that will lead to meaningful happiness and a fulfilled life. Having left the hectic world of Chicago real estate decades ago to become a Thai Buddhist monk, he knows what he's talking about. This simple, short introduction to meditation, particularly well suited to young people, can help anyone rattled with the stresses of living in today's society rife with financial (...) uncertainty, war, crime, and the psychological assaults of bosses, teachers, and the media. In plain language, Sumano explains techniques to sharpen alertness and quiet the mind. His methods increase awareness, strengthen positive mental states, and develop insight. Eventually, the feeling of being overwhelmed becomes replaced with a sense of innate brilliance and trust in one's natural abilities. Moreover, the meditation Sumano teaches opens access to the infinite wisdom of the Universal Mind. "We have the means to accomplish much more than we ever dreamed of," he says. "This connection to the divine realm is our birthright as human beings." An appendix on lovingkindness is an added benefit, providing the tools needed to face all challenges with a poised, cool, and compassionate heart. (shrink)

The only way of moving towards consensus on the controversial subject of the nature of Nibb?na is by appealing to the sole source of authority common to practically all Buddhists: the Nik?yas/?gamas. In the present paper I will first give an overview of the usage of the term Nibb?na in the Nik?yas. I will then argue that, according to the Nik?yas, Nibb?na cannot be regarded as a self. Next, I will point out that the Nik?yas do not see Nibb?na as (...) a form of consciousness, including such exceptional kinds of consciousness as anidassana viññ??a and appati??hita viññ??a. Nor can Nibb?na be regarded as equivalent to mind, or any particular state of mind. In the final section I aim to show that the most reasonable interpretation of the Nik?yas is that final Nibb?na is no more than the cessation of the five khandhas. (shrink)