這是一本適合初學者、著重閱讀的巴利語語法入門教材。讀本選自巴利上座部經藏,包含長行和偈頌。內容包含十二課,每課包含三部分:一、基礎讀本與字彙,二、文法解釋,三、進階閱讀。讀本的安排,由易而難,各自獨立且饒富深義與趣味,配合相關的文法解釋,不僅提供循序漸進的語法教學,同時傳達巴利語佛典所蘊含的早期佛教思想,實是進入巴利佛典的語言與思想世界,不可多得的入門好書。自出版以來,廣受巴利語學習者好評,已為許多巴利語文法課程的入門教材。
作者簡介
James W. Gair美國康乃爾大學(Cornell University)語言學系榮譽退休教授。W.S. Karunatillake,斯里蘭卡凱拉尼亞大學(Kelaniya University)語言學系教授。兩人自1965年便共同合作研究錫蘭語和南亞語言,直到2012年Karunatillake教授去世為止。
譯者簡介
溫宗堃澳洲昆士蘭大學(The University of Queensland)宗教研究博士,現任法鼓文理學院助理教授暨語言與翻譯中心主任。研究興趣為巴利佛教、初期佛教、正念的理論與應用。譯有多本上座部內觀禪修與正念應用之書籍。
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment are a set of fundamental teachings of Buddhism in the form of a list. The list’s seeming simplicity belies the fact that it is in fact a kind of road map to enlightenment for anyone who follows it with diligence and sincerity. The Thirty-seven Aids comprise seven practices conducive to awakening. Each of the seven practices is itself a set of elements, which add up to the total of thirty-seven: (1) The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, (2) The Four Proper Exertions, (3) The Four Steps to Magical Powers, (4) The Five Roots, (5) The Five Powers, (6) The Seven Factors of Enlightenment, and (7) The Noble Eightfold Path. Master Sheng Yen’s down-to-earth teachings take the reader on a progression through each of the practices—many of which are familiar to all major schools of Buddhism—illustrating how they relate to the reader’s own practice on the path toward enlightenment.