Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism
by Michael Pye
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'Skilful Means' is the key principle of Mahayana, one of the great Buddhist traditions. First described in the Lotus Sutra, it originates in myths of the Buddha's compassionate plans for raising life from the ceaseless round of birth and death. His strategies or interventions are 'skilful means' - morally wholesome tricks devised for the purpose of enabling nirvana or enlightenment. Michael Pye's clear and engaging introductory guide investigates the meaning and context of skilful means show more in Mayahana Buddhist teachings, whilst tracing its early origins in ancient Japanese and Theravada though show lessTags
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Michael Pye is Professor (emeritus) at Marburg University and a visiting Research Associate of Otani University in Kyoto. He is a former President of the International Association for the History of Religions. His previous publications include Skilful Means, A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism (1978; 2nd edition, 2003) and Emerging from Meditation show more (Translations from Tominaga Nakamoto) (1990). show less
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