The Theory of the Four Stages of Liberation in Pāli Literature
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| Summary: | XIII, 347 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55873-3 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Stage of Stream-Entry
- 3. The Stage of Non-returning
- 4. The Stage of Arahantship
- 5. The Four Stages as a Collective Set in the Pāli Nikāyas
- 6. Development of the Sub-stages
- 7. The Four Stages in the Context of the Liberating Experience of the Buddha and the Early Buddhist Disciples
- 8. The Theory of the Four Stages with Regard to Socio-religious Contexts
- 9. The Four Stages Forming an Integrated Soteriological Path Scheme in Pāli Abhidhamma and Pāli Commentarial Literature
- 10. The Four Stages Exalted to Peak of Spiritual Attainment in Pāli Abhidhamma and Pāli Commentarial Literature
- 11. Conclusion.