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Buddhist Ethics for Laypeople

From Early Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism

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Authors:
  1. Tien-Feng Lee

    1. Noble Path Buddhist Education Fellowship, New York, USA

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  • Presents moral guidelines offered by the Buddha for householders gaining welfare in this life
  • Reveals a path for lay people’s spiritual training in Buddhism
  • Compares related teachings recorded in Pali suttas and commentaries, Chinese Agama, and Chinese Mahayana Buddhist texts

Part of the book series: The Humanities in Asia (HIA, volume 10)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 1-14

  3. Lay People: Householder and Upāsaka

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 15-28

  4. Happiness Here and Now

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 29-42

  5. Leading to the Welfare in the Future

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 43-77

  6. Theories Behind Moral Guidance

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 79-102

  7. The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra—One Text with All Virtuous Behavior of Lay People

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 103-119

  8. Featured Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 121-135

  9. Ethical Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 137-156

  10. Conclusion

    • Tien-Feng Lee
    Pages 157-161
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About this book

This book comprehensively discusses the topics in Buddhism that are crucial for promoting lay people’s welfare—from mundane bliss in this life, i.e., wealth and good interpersonal relationships, to prosperity in the future, i.e., a good rebirth and less time spent in Samsara. This book presents some moral guidelines and a spiritual training path designed for householders and lay Buddhists, helping them secure the welfare. The guidelines and the training path presented in the book are based on the Pali Nikāyas and the Chinese Āgamas in Early Buddhism and an influential Chinese Mahayana scripture—the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra

Authors and Affiliations

  • Noble Path Buddhist Education Fellowship, New York, USA

    Tien-Feng Lee

About the author

Dr. Tien-feng Lee, also known as Ven. Jiandao, is a Buddhist bhikshuni fully ordained in 1995 at the Luminary Buddhist Institute in Taiwan. She is currently a research fellow of the Noble Path Buddhist Education Fellowship. She is also a freelance editor of Chinese translated Buddhist books, specializing in Chinese translations of Pali commentaries. She worked as a translator and an editor at the Luminary Publishing Association, Taiwan, from January 1999 to December 2003. Her responsibilities included revising and editing the translated drafts of Buddhist books, executing the layouts, and organizing the publishing process as well as the marketing and distribution of the published books.
 
She has been awarded a number of scholarships, including studentship of the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, September 2010–August 2014), Glorious Sun Group Postgraduate Scholarship for Buddhist studies (September 2008-August 2009), Tzu Chi Foundation Scholarship (Taiwan, December 1999), and The Torch of Wisdom Society Scholarship (Taiwan, December 1998).

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