Hellmuth Hecker

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Hellmuth Hecker (born October 12, 1923 in Hamburg ; † January 7, 2017 ) was a lawyer and a German interpreter of Theravada Buddhism , a chronicler of Buddhism in Germany and a translator from the Pali canon .

life and work

As a law student, he was introduced to Paul Debes by his friend Fritz Schäfer in 1945 and became his pupil. In 1948 he received his doctorate from the University of Hamburg and then worked as a consultant at the “Research Center for International Law and Foreign Public Law”, which in 1973 became the “Institute for International Affairs” with the “Institute for Foreign Policy”, a Hamburg foundation under civil law University of Hamburg was merged. His work focused on foreign constitutional and nationality law .

In addition to his numerous legal publications, especially on citizenship law abroad, he also came out from 1955 with works on Buddhism. Hecker's own works are in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism. Other focal points are the translations from the Pali , work on mysticism and the activity as an editor. He also made contributions to the history of Buddhism in Germany, which is why Martin Baumann called him the "chronicler of the German Buddhist movement".

His father-in-law was Paul Brock , on whose 100th birthday he published a bibliography and life story.

Works (selection)

bibliography

  • Bibliography Hellmuth Hecker . Verlag Beyerlein-Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot (year unknown), ISBN 3-931095-39-8 .

Works on Buddhism

  • 1965 The Pali Canon. A guide through the structure and German translations of the holy scriptures of Buddhism . (2nd edition 1991)
  • 1973 Buddhism in Germany. A chronicle . (3rd edition 1985 under the title Chronicle of Buddhism in Germany )
  • 1979 The awakened's path to salvation. A Guide to Applied Buddhism . Self-published
  • 1986 Karl Eugen Neumann. First translator of the Buddha's speeches, stimulator of occidental spirituality .
  • Buddhist mystics . Octopus Verlag, Vienna, ISBN 3-900290-48-2
  • 1990 Pictures of the Life of German Buddhists. A bio-bibliographical handbook . Volume 1: The Founders. (2nd edition 1996)
  • 1992 Pictures of the Life of German Buddhists. A bio-bibliographical handbook . Volume 2: The Successors. (2nd edition 1997)
  • 1999 The ford to the other bank ~ in the system of Buddhist practice Verlag Beyerlein & Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-18-5
  • 2000 The disciples of the Buddha. The life, work and legacy of the twenty-four most important students of the awakened . (together with Nyanaponika Thera , first in 1997 under the title Great disciples of the Buddha ), ISBN 3-502610-19-3
  • 2000 The entry of electricity . Beyerlein & Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-23-1
  • 2002 Marriage and Mysticism in East and West . Beyerlein & Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-41-X
  • 2003 The happiness of security in the Buddha's teaching . Beyerlein & Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-44-4
  • 2004 Astrology from a Buddhist perspective . Beyerlein & Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-50-9
  • 2006 The Psychology of Liberation. The Buddha and the drives . Beyerlein & Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-59-2
  • 2007 Buddhist approach to Rilke. An existential study . Publishing house Beyerlein & Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 978-3-931095-73-4

Translations from the Pali canon

  • 1994 Itivuttakam. Collection of the aphorisms from the Palikanon . (2nd edition 2004) Verlag Beyerlein-Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-47-9
  • 1994 Vimana-vatthu. Ways to heaven. A text from the shorter collection of the Pali Canon . (2nd edition 2001) Verlag Beyerlein-Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-30-4
  • 1995 Peta-vatthu. The Buddhist Book of the Dead. A text from the shorter collection of the Pali Canon . (2nd edition 2001) Verlag Beyerlein-Steinschulte, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-31-2
  • 1997 The speeches of the Buddha. Grouped collection. Samyutta Nikaya. Translated from the Palikanon by Wilhelm Geiger , Nyanaponika Mahathera, Hellmuth Hecker . Beyerlein-Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-16-9
  • 2006 Anguttara Nikaya. The Sequenced Collection of the Buddha's Speeches. Book 1 and 2. Newly translated and commented by Hellmuth Hecker . Beyerlein-Steinschulte publishing house, Stammbach-Herrnschrot, ISBN 3-931095-62-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170222193733/http://www.bghh.de/Nachruf_Hellmuth_Hecker-Bild.pdf
  2. ↑ Gerhard A. Exactly: Biography of the great, German-speaking Buddhist Paul Debes . theravada.ch; Retrieved September 8, 2006
  3. ^ Hermann Weber: History of the Institute ( Memento from March 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) jura.uni-hamburg.de; Retrieved September 9, 2006
  4. ^ Employee directory of his institute ( Memento of December 13, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) jura.uni-hamburg.de; Retrieved September 9, 2006
  5. ↑ Martin Baumann: Buddhism in Germany - Past and Present ( Memento from August 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) tibet.de; Retrieved September 8, 2006
personal data
SURNAME Hecker, Hellmuth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Buddhist author and researcher
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2017