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Identity and Experience: The Constitution of the Human Being According to Early Buddhism

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HASH(0xa0794d50) out of 5 stars Very good English - The 5 aggregates 4 Oct. 2000
By Sarakani - Published on Amazon.com
Format: Hardcover
Dr Sue Hamilton in an up and coming Buddhist Scholar in Kings College London and this is an analysis of the 5 aggregates, the constituents of being according to early Buddhism.
These are body, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness. This book is a somewhat exhaustive appraisal of each in turn from a scholarly vantage seeking to explain what they are. The book represents an analysis of the idea of no-self, much misunderstood.
It should be good reading for students philosophers and psychologists interested in self and various views of self.
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HASH(0xa0794c0c) out of 5 stars Excellent Scholarly Book Uncovering New and Profound Interpretions 6 Aug. 2008
By Frederick E. Watt IV - Published on Amazon.com
Format: Paperback
Sue Hamilton has done a great service to Buddhist studies with this book. Well written and penetrating, she sets out the goal of examining the five khandhas or aggregates that the Buddha laid out as key to understanding what a human being is.

Examining primarily the suttas contained in the four nikayas of the pali canon, Dr. Hamilton makes strong arguments for the case that the five khandhas were described more as "processes" than "things." From this insight, she shows how the Buddha was interested in more how things work rather what they are as part as his soteriology.

The book does a great job in elucidating difficult technical terms in the pali canon and draws attention to very important metaphors, loka or the world for instance, that do not have the emphasis they observe.

Overall this is an excellent scholarly work, and those who have a more scholarly interest in early buddhism will find it a treasure house of ideas and insights.
HASH(0x9edd2ccc) out of 5 stars Highly recommended 7 Sept. 2014
By jonnos - Published on Amazon.com
Format: Paperback
This book is a treasure trove of information about the Early Buddhist teachings, particularly on the so-called ‘five aggregates of clinging’, which is so central to understanding early Buddhist psychology. Sue Hamilton thoroughly examines the suttas and early Abhidhamma to discover every detail of how the technical terms are used and what they are meant to signify. Everything seems to be covered and references abound. A very valuble reference for anyone with an academic interest in the early teachings.

The book may have a tendency to take the cognitive aspects of the individual a bit too far at the expense of the emotional (what needs to be extinguished is, after all, craving). Still, it is highly recommended.
HASH(0x9eb3054c) out of 5 stars I teach courses on South Asian Religions and have found ... 15 July 2014
By Stephen Timmons - Published on Amazon.com
Format: Paperback
I teach courses on South Asian Religions and have found this work to be exceptional. It focuses on the first three suttas given immediately upon Siddharta's emerging from his seclusion. I suspect that his initial sermons were based on the core of his awakening. If you yourself have experienced the loosening of the skandhas this book will be well appreciated.
HASH(0x9eda0a20) out of 5 stars Understanding the five skhandas 24 July 2015
By Thiago Silva - Published on Amazon.com
Format: Paperback Verified Purchase
Required reading to fully contemplate the nuances and meanings of the five aggregates.
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