The Origin of Buddhist Meditation Book

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta. 3. Formless meditation and early Brahminism. 4. The philosophy of early Brahminic Yoga. 5. Meditation in the Parayanavagga. 6. Conclusion. The origin of Buddhist meditation and Early Buddhism.

"Having identified early material that goes back to the Buddha himself, the author argues that the two teachers of the Buddha were historical figures. Based on the early Brahminic literature, namely the early  Upanishads and Moksadharma, the author asserts the origin of the method of meditation learned by the  Buddha from these teachers, and attempts to use them to identify some authentic teachings of the Buddha on meditation."