James B. Apple examines one of the formative subjects in
traditional Buddhist studies, the Twenty Varieties of the Sa gha.
The Sa gha (community) is one of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma,
Sa gha) universally revered by all Buddhists. While the Sa gha is
generally understood as the community of Buddhist ordained monks
and nuns, along with lay adherents, the Twenty Varieties of the Sa
gha concerns an exemplary community of the twenty types of Noble
Beings ( rya-pudgala) who embody the Buddha s teachings. Focusing
on the interpretation of the Sa gha given by the fourteenth-century
Tibetan scholar Tsong kha pa, Apple provides a comprehensive
typology and analysis of the stages through which Noble Beings pass
in their progress toward enlightenment through multiple lifetimes
in various cosmological realms. He explains the cosmographic
formations and complex structures of Buddhist spiritual
cultivation, illustrating how Tibetan and Indian Buddhists
conceptualize all possible states on the path to enlightenment.
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