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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive study draws exhaustively on a wide range of sources both primary and secondary, and in particular the Pali texts, to offer an authoritative study of the "thirty-seven conditions that contribute to awakening". This classic set of Buddhist teachings is examined both collectively and individually, thus revealing how early Buddhist thinkers understood the process of spiritual practice by which ordinary consciousness is transformed in the mystic mind. Sensitive, conscientious, and featuring full notes and extensive bibliography, this text will be appreciated by scholars and students alike.
Trade Review"It should be read by everyone concerned with Buddhist thought, in whatever school or period."
* Journal of the American Oriental Society *
"Certain to become the definitive work on the subject."
* Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society *
"A very thorough study of the Abhidhamma texts, the complicated knots of which he unravels with great skill… An important contribution to the study of the Buddhist path to awakening." J. W. de Jong
* Indo-Iranian Journal *
Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface Preface to the Second Edition Introduction PART ONE - THE SEVEN SETS INDIVIDUALLY I. The Establishing of Mindfulness 2. The Right Endeavours 3. The Bases of Success 4. The Faculties and Powers 5. Factors of Awakening 6. The Noble Eightfold Path PART TWO - THE SEVEN SETS COLLECTIVELY 7. The Seven Sets in the Nikayas 8. The Seven Sets Expanded 9. Dhammas that Contribute to Awakening 10. The Seven Sets in the Abhidhamma Conclusion Appendix Glossary Abbreviations Bibliography Index
