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This book studies the diverse array of species of memory in Buddhism. Contributors focus on a particular school, group of texts, terms, or practices and identify a considerable range of types of mnemonic faculties in Buddhism. Included are discussions of Buddhist teaching, meditation, visualization, prayer, commemoration of the Buddha, dhārani practice, the use of mnemonic lists to condense lengthy scriptures, and the purported recollection of infinite previous lives that immediately preceded Sakyamuni's attainment of Buddhahood. Even enlightened awareness itself is said by some Buddhist schools to consist in a “mnemic engagement” with reality as such.The authors explore Buddhist views on mundane acts of memory such as recognizing, reminding, memorizing, and storing data as well as special types of memory that are cultivated in religious practice.One of the most striking discoveries is that perception is intimately related to certain types of memory. Several essays investigate if, and if so, how, meditative mindfulness and recollection of the past―both of which can be designated by the term smrti―are connected within the Buddhist tradition. The question of whether recollection of t

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Author

Janet Gyatso

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780791410776

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Self Help, Religion

Rating

4 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14