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Foreword by Professor Asanga Tilakaratne


 
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1. Title Title of document Foreword by Professor Asanga Tilakaratne - Entering the Stream to Enlightenment
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Asanga Tilakaratne; University of Colombo;
 
3. Subject Discipline(s) Buddhism
 
4. Subject Keyword(s) Theravada Buddhist religious experience;
 
5. Subject Subject classification Buddhism
 
6. Description Abstract This book is a study on the nature and effects of the Theravāda Buddhist religious experiences of the four supramundane fruits of the Noble Eightfold Path - the experience of the fruit which is stream-entry, once returning, non-returning and Arahanthship - with special focus on the experience of stream-entry.

It represents the first time within Theravāda Buddhist studies that a serious textual study has been combined with a substantial field research. Despite disciplinary rules which virtually prohibit a monk with higher ordination from discussing their personal religious experiences, this book presents seven comprehensive anonymous interviews conducted mainly with forest monks on their meditative experiences.

The study presents a definition for the ‘supramundane fruit’ of the path and an alternate framework to discuss and evaluate Theravāda Buddhist religious experiences. It then uses this framework to address some longstanding debates around the Theravāda path and its fruits thus bringing experience back to the centre stage of these debates.
 
7. Publisher Organizing agency, location Equinox Publishing Ltd
 
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9. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 15-Jun-2016
 
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/27957
 
14. Identifier Digital Object Identifier 10.1558/equinox.27957
 
15. Source Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) Equinox eBooks Publishing; Entering the Stream to Enlightenment
 
16. Language English=en en
 
18. Coverage Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) Sri Lanka,
contemporary
 
19. Rights Copyright and permissions Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd