The Tree of Enlightenment
An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism
by Peter Della Santina

Chico Dharma Study Group

26 Kirk Way, Chico, CA. 95928 U.S.A.

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Part One The Fundamentals of Buddhism
Entire Part One (228 Kbytes)
Chapter One Buddhism A Modern Perspective
Chapter Two The Pre-Buddhist Background
Chapter Three The Life of the Buddha
Chapter Four The Four Noble Truths
Chapter Five Morality
Chapter Six Mental Development
Chapter Seven Wisdom
Chapter Eight Karma
Chapter Nine Rebirth
Chapter Ten Interdependent Origination
Chapter Eleven The Three Universal Characteristics
Chapter Twelve The Five Aggregates
Chapter Thirteen The Fundamentals in Practice

Part Two The Mahayana
Entire Part Two (134 Kbytes)
Chapter Fourteen The Origins of the Mahayana Tradition
Chapter Fifteen The Lotus Sutra
Chapter Sixteen The Heart Sutra
Chapter Seventeen The Lankavatara Sutra
Chapter Eighteen The Philosophy of the Middle Way
Chapter Nineteen The Philosophy of Mind only
Chapter Twenty The Development of Mahayana Philosophy
Chapter Twenty-One Mahayana Buddhism in Practice

Part Three The Vajrayana
Entire Part Three (131 Kbytes)
Chapter Twenty-Two The Origins of the Vajrayana Tradition
Chapter Twenty-Three Philosophical and Religious Foundations
Chapter Twenty-Four Methodology
Chapter Twenty-Five Myth and Symbolism
Chapter Twenty-Six Psychology, Physiology and Cosmology
Chapter Twenty-Seven The Preliminary Practices
Chapter Twenty-Eight The Vajrayana Initiation
Chapter Twenty-Nine Vajrayana Buddhism in Practice

Part Four The Abidharma
Entire Part Four (153 Kbytes)
Chapter Thirty An Introduction to the Abhidharma
Chapter Thirty-One Philosophy and Phychology in the Abhidharma
Chapter Thirty-Two Methodology
Chapter Thirty-Three Analysis of Conciousness
Chapter Thirty-Four The Form and Formless Spheres
Chapter Thirty-Five Supramundane Consciousness
Chapter Thirty-Six Analysis of the Mental States
Chapter Thirty-Seven Analysis of the Thought Process
Chapter Thirty-Eight Analysis of Matter
Chapter Thirty-Nine Analysis of Conditionality
Chapter Forty The Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Chapter Forty-One Abhidharma in Daily Life

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The Tree of Enlightenment An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism by Peter Della Santina

Chico Dharma Study Group

26 Kirk Way, Chico, CA. 95928 U.S.A.

Contents

Part One The Fundamentals of Buddhism

Part Two The Mahayana

Part Three The Vajrayana

Part Four The Abidharma

The Tree of Enlightenment
An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism
by Peter Della Santina