The Early Buddhist Theory of Man Perfected

Chapter I. Original Sākya and Monastic Buddhism Historical and doctrinal background of early Sākya Buddhism and monastic formation. Chapter II. The Arahan Concept in Non-Buddhist Literature Examination of the term and concept in non-Buddhist Indian religious contexts. Chapter III. The Arahan Concept: Its Non-Buddhist Use in the Piṭakas Analysis of non-Buddhist usages preserved within Pāli canonical materials. Chapter IV. The Buddhist Concept of the Arahan in the Piṭakas Core Buddhist definition of the arahan in early canonical sources. Chapter V. The Arahan Concept in Post-Canonical and Mahāyānist Works Later development and reinterpretation of the arahan ideal. Chapter VI. The Four Ways and the Four Fruits Study of the path structure and four stages of Buddhist attainment. Chapter VII. Oghatiṇṇa: Flood-Crossed: An Aspect of the Arahan Symbolic interpretation of the arahan as one who has crossed the flood of saṃsāra. Chapter VIII. Pāra: Beyond Analysis of “beyond” and “farther shore” imagery in relation to liberation. Epilogue Concluding reflections on the arahan as the model of perfected humanity.