Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan - A Different Meditative Paradigm - Grzegorz Polak

Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan - A Different Meditative Paradigm - Grzegorz Polak

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Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan - A Different Meditative Paradigm - Grzegorz Polak

Grzegorz Polak [+-]
Maria Curie Skłodowska University
Grzegorz Polak is an associate professor in the Institute of Philosophy at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. His research interests include philosophical and meditative ideas of Nikaya Buddhism, early Chan, and comparative study of Buddhism and Western philosophy. He is the author of Reexamining Jhana: Towards a Critical Reconstruction of Early Buddhist Soteriology and several articles.

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The first part of the book serves an introduction to the idea of a comparative study of Nikāya Buddhism and early Chan, explains its aims and rationale. It discusses the scope of the book and the methodological issues that are connected with it. It also contains a brief outline of the contents of the book.

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Polak, Grzegorz . Introduction. Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan - A Different Meditative Paradigm. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 1-27 Aug 2024. ISBN 9781800504257. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=45042. Date accessed: 10 Dec 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.45042. Aug 2024

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