The Way to Nirvana, by L. de la Vallée Poussin, [1917]
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| I. | Origins of the Indian Disciplines of Salvation | 1 |
| | I. Religions and disciplines of salvation, p. 1. II. Old Āryan beliefs, the dead, gods, sacrifice, p. 10. III. Brahman speculation, theology, ritualism, 're-death,' ātman, p. 16. | |
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| II. | The Buddhist Soul | 30 |
| | I. Buddhism a form of rationalism, p. 30. II. Buddhist psychology; contradictions, p. 34. III. There is no Self: Man is a chariot, p. 35. IV. There is reward of actions in a future life, p. 45. V. Whether Buddhists deny rebirth or migration of a soul, while maintaining migration of karman or character, p. 47. VI. Buddhists admit a sort of soul, p. 50. | |
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| III. | Buddhist Definition of Karman | 57 |
| | I. Introductory, p. 57. II. Ancient history of Karman, p. 60. III. Karman is volition and voluntary action, p. 67. IV. Karman is moral action, p. 73. | |
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| IV. | The Doctrine of Karman and Transmigration, Cosmogony, Theogony | 80 |
| | I. Mechanism of transmigration, p. 80. II. Classification of actions and mechanism of their fructification, p. 88. III. Destiny, free-will, solidarity, p. 94. IV. Cosmogony, p. 100. V. Theogony, p. 101. | |
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| V. | Nirvāṇa | 107 |
| | I. Introductory. Pessimism and deliverance or Nirvāṇa. Difficulties in ascertaining the nature of deliverance, p. 107. II. Etymology and meaning of the word Nirvāṇa. Three opinions on the state of a Saint after death, p. 113. III. Annihilation, p. 116. IV. 'Unqualified deliverance,' p. 123. V. Conclusion. Scholastic views on the conflicting statements in the Scriptures, p. 132. | |
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| VI. | The Path To Nirvāṇa | 139 |
| | I. The Path is the eradication of desire, p. 139. II. A middle way between asceticism and indulgence, p. 142. III. A threefold training in the Buddhist truths, p. 151. IV. A skilful practice of trances, p. 159. V. Conclusion, p. 166. | |
| Index | | 160 |