声明
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
ABBREVIATIONS
LITERATURE REVIEW PART Ⅰ:LIBERATION
1.THE EIGHT RELEASES
2.THE FOUR FORMLESSNESSES AND CESSATION ATTAINMENT
3.WORKING OUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONCENTRATION,WISDOM,AND LIBERATION
4.THE ROLE OF THE JH(A)NAS IN LIBERATION
5.OTHER PATHS TO LIBERATION
6.THE EIGHT RELEASES REVISITED
7.THE BUDDHA'S LIBERATION
LITERATURE REVIEW PART Ⅱ:“AN ANCIENT DEBATE”
1.THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CONCENTRATION AND WISDOM
2.THE ANCIENT DEBATE
CONCLUSIONS BASED ON REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
CROSS-TEXT COMPARISON
1.INTRODUCTION
2.COMPARISON
Digha Nik(a)ya 15 The Great Discourse on Causation (Mahanidana Sutta)
Chinese Parallels
(1.)Madhyama (A)gama 97 Dayinjing(《大因经》)
(2.)Dirgha (A)gama 13 Dayuanfangbianjing(大缘方便经)
(3.)Taish(o) Individual Translation 14 Foshuorenbenyushengjing(《佛说人本欲生经》)
(4.)Taish(o) Individual Translation 52 Foshuorenbenyushengjing(《佛说人生义经》)
3.CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE COMPARISON
FINAL CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX
Glossary
Bibiography
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS