Major Topics and Foundational Doctrines
This topic covers many of the core doctrines and philosophies of Buddhism both generally and within specific traditions. For example, while "Dharma" may refer to the teachings of the Buddha and is, therefore, an important concept in virtually all Buddhist schools, "shinjin" is a concept that is fully developed only within Japanese Pure Land Buddhism. This category covers the broad depths of Buddhist philosophy and teachings.
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Abhidarmic classifications
(2)
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aka Elements
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aka Dhâtu
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aka Sense Fields
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aka Bases
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Aggregates
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Skandha
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Abhidharma
(1)
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The Twelve Nidānas
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Anjin
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aka Peace in mind-consciousness
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Bodhicitta
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Buddha Nature
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aka Busshô
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Buddhahood in the Body Itself
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aka Sokushin Jôbutsu
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Classification of Teachings
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aka Panjiao
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Compassion
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aka Karuṇā
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Death, Afterlife, and Parinirvâṇa
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Defilements/Afflictions
(2)
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The Five Hinderances
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aka Nivâraṇa
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The Three Poisions
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aka Klesas
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Dharma
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Dharmadhâtu
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aka Realm of the Real
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aka Composed of Dharma
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Dhāraṇī
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Doubt
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aka Chin yiqing
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aka Chin yi
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aka Vicikitṣâ
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Evil
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Faith
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aka Śraddhâ
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aka saddhâ
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aka xin
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aka Shin
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Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
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aka Magga
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aka Mârga
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General Surveys
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Genzeriyaku
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aka This-Worldly Benefits
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Hihan Bukkyō
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aka Critical Buddhism
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Hosshin seppô
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aka Dharmakâya's Expounding of the Dharma
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Ill-Will
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Immortality
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Impermanence and time
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aka Mujô
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aka Anicca
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aka Anitya
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Indra's Net
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Ittôen
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Jiriki/Tariki
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aka Self-Power and Other Power
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Kalyāṇa-mittatā
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aka Spiritual Friendship
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aka Mitratā
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Liminality
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Mahāsandhi
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Maitrī
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aka Metta
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Merit
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aka Punya
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No-Self
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aka Anâtman
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aka Anattâ
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Non-Duality
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Onmyōdō
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Original Enlightenment
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aka Hongaku
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Pāramitā
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aka Perfection
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aka Pāramī
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Rebirth
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Religious Symbolism
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Restlessness/Worry
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Sacrality and Holiness
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aka Holy
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aka Sacred
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Sambodhi
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Samprajaña
(1)
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aka Sampajanna
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Clear Comprehension
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Samādhi
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aka Concentration
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Saññā
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Saṃsâra and Nirvâṇa
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aka Nirvana
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Shinbutsu shūgō
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Shinjin
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Shinjin Datsuraku
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aka Dropping off of the body and mind
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Sloth/Torpor
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Soteriology (including notions of Transcendence)
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Suchness
(1)
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aka Dharmatā
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Tathātā
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Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment
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Suffering
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aka Duḥkha
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aka Dukkha
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Tathâgatagarbha
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The Middle Way
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The Six Perfections
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The Three Natures
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The Three Teachings
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aka The Three Vehicles
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The Three Treasures
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aka The Three Refuges
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aka The Three Jewels
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aka Triratna
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Theories of Awakening / Enlightenment
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aka Mokṣa
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aka Satori
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aka Bodhi
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Theories of Consciousness, Perception, Feelings
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aka Vednanâ
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aka Saṃjña
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aka Mana
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aka Citta
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aka Vijñâna
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Theories of Dharma Degeneration
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aka Mofa
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aka Mappō
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Theories of Language
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Theories of Space
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Theories of Time
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Theories of Volition
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aka Cetâna
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aka Saṃskâra
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Theory of Dependent Origination
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aka Pratîtyasamutpâda
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Trikāya
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Dharmakâya
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aka Law-Body
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Nirmâṇakâya
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aka Material Body
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Rûpakâya
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Sambhogakâya
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aka Transformation Body
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aka Body of Enjoyment
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Two Levels of Truth
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aka Samvrti
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aka Conventional and Ultimate Truth/ Reality
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aka Satya
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Upâya
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aka Skill in Means
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aka Skillful Means
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aka Hôben
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Wisdom
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aka Prajñâ
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Yuga and Kalpas
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Âlayavijñâna
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aka Storehouse Consciousness
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Śûnytatâ
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aka Emptiness
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| Amida Buddha and Shinjin with a Clue from Vedântic Thought | Hino, Shoun | 2002 |
| Ancestors and Soteriology in African and Japanese Religions | Dovlo, Elom | 1993 |
| The Art Treasures of Mount Kôya and the Kôbô Daishi Faith | Izutsu, Shinryû | 2002 |
| At Home in the Muddy Water: A Guide to Finding Peace within Everyday Chaos | Bayda, Ezra | 2003 |
| Awareness of Mappô: Soteriological Interpretations of Time in Nichiren | Dolce, Lucia D | 1992 |
| Awareness of Transiency as an Existential Condition of Japanese Culture | Ishizu, Teruji | 1967 |
| Beginningless Vow and Endless Practice | Hartman, Zenkei Blanche | 2001 |
| Biblical Faith as a Zen Koan | Bloom, Alfred | 1972 |
| The Body of the Buddha | Aitken, Robert | Fall 1985 |
| The Body of the Buddha | Aitken, Robert | 2005 |
| Breaking the Circle: Death and the Afterlife in Buddhism | Becker, Carl Bradley | 1993 |
| Breaking the Darkness: Images of Reality in Shin Buddhist Faith | Hirota, Dennis | 1991 |
| The Buddha and His Teaching | Hunt, Ernest Shinkaku | 1962 |
| The Buddha's Golden Path: A Manual of Practical Buddhism Based on the Teachings and Practices of the Zen Sect | Goddard, Dwight | 1930 |
| Buddha-body Views in Tendai Hongaku Writings (The Use or Misuse of the Trikâya Theory) | Habito, Ruben L. F | 1991 |
| Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition | Heine, Steven | 2003 |
| Buddhism is not Monistic, but Non-dualistic | Abe, Masao | 1980 |
| A Buddhism of Self-Awakening, not a Buddhism of Faith | Abe, Masao | 1970 |
| Buddhism: The Living Philosophy | Ikeda, Daisaku | 1974 |
| Buddhist Dharma and Natural Law: Toward a Trans-Cultural Universal Ethics | Ichimura, Shôhei | 1991 |
| Buddhist Emptiness and the Christian God | Cobb, John B. Jr | Mar. 1977 |
| Buddhist Emptiness and the Crucifixion of God | Altizer, Thomas J. J | 1989 |
| Buddhist Nirvana: Its Significance in Contemporary Thought and Life | Abe, Masao | June 1970 |
| Buddhist Spirituality 2: Later China, Korea, Japan, and the Modern World | Heisig, James W | 1999 |
| Buddhist Views of Suicide and Euthanasia | Becker, Carl Bradley | 1990 |
| Can Faith Move Mountains? | Ikeda, Daisaku | 18 Oct. 1964 |
| Characteristics of Japanese Buddhism | Hanayama, Shoyu | 1978 |
| Collective Identity and Sacred Space: A Study of Seven Zen Communities in Northern California | Hack, Sheryl | 1989 |
| Compassion Among Aging Nisei Japanese Americans | Clark, Peter Yuichi | 2003 |
| 'Critical Buddhism' (Hihan Bukkyô) and the Debate Concerning the 75-Fascicle and 12-Fascicle Shôbôgenzô Texts | Heine, Steven | 1994 |




















