| Description |
xxviii, 521 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Introduction to religion |
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Introduction to religion.
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| Contents |
The Buddha and his Indian context -- Early Buddhist teachings: rebirth and karma -- Early Budhist teachings: the four true realities for the spiritually ennobled -- Early developments in Buddhism -- Mahāyāna philosophies: yje varieties of emptiness -- Mahāyāna holy beings, and Tantric Buddhism -- The later history and spread of Buddhism -- Buddhist practice: devotion -- Buddhist practice: ethics -- Buddhist practice: the Saṅgha -- Buddhist practice: meditation and cultivation of experience-based wisdom -- The modern history of Buddhism in Asia -- Buddhism beyond Asia -- Appendix. Canons of scriptures |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes web resources (pages 463-467); bibliographical references (pages 468-490) and index |
| Subject |
Buddhism.
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| ISBN |
0521676746 (paperback) |
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0521859425 (hbk.) |
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9780521676748 (paperback) |
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9780521859424 (hbk.) |
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