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1. Title Title of document Index - The Buddha’s Middle Way
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Robert Ellis; Middle Way Society;
 
3. Subject Discipline(s) Buddhist Studies; Religion
 
4. Subject Keyword(s) Buddha; Middle Way; Palace and the Forest; Buddhism; Buddhist tradition
 
5. Subject Subject classification Buddhist Studies
 
6. Description Abstract The Middle Way was first taught explicitly by the Buddha. It is the first teaching offered by the Buddha in his first address, and the basis of his practical method in meditation, ethics, and wisdom. It is often mentioned in connection with Buddhist teachings, yet the full case for its importance has not yet been made. This book aims to make that case.


The Middle Way can be understood from the Buddha's life as well as his teachings. His early life follows a symbolic quest through the extremes of the Palace and the Forest, followed by the discovery of the Middle Way. His similes, such as the raft, the lute-strings, the arrow, and the blind people with the elephant are not just allegories of Buddhist teachings, but relate closely to the universal human experience of balanced judgement.


This book also has a critical case. Although it has transmitted the Middle Way, the Buddhist tradition has also often ignored or distorted it. The Middle Way is experiential, authentic and creative, and thus threatening to the power of a tradition that has instead emphasised the Buddha's authority as a source of abstract, absolute revelation. The Buddha’s Middle Way aims to differentiate the universal Middle Way from Buddhist tradition.
 
7. Publisher Organizing agency, location Equinox Publishing Ltd
 
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9. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 13-May-2019
 
10. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
 
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12. Format File format PDF
 
13. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/38626
 
14. Identifier Digital Object Identifier 10.1558/equinox.38626
 
15. Source Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) Equinox eBooks Publishing; The Buddha’s Middle Way
 
16. Language English=en en
 
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19. Rights Copyright and permissions Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd