The different paths of Buddhism : a narrative-historical introduction /
"Offers a comprehensive introduction to the main branches of the Buddhist tradition in both the Mahayana and Theravada schools, including the Madhyamika school, the Yogacara school, Pure Land devotionalism, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and village folk Buddhist traditions. Chapters e...
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| Định dạng: | Licensed eBooks |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press
©2005.
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt19qgh4z |
| Tóm tắt: | "Offers a comprehensive introduction to the main branches of the Buddhist tradition in both the Mahayana and Theravada schools, including the Madhyamika school, the Yogacara school, Pure Land devotionalism, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and village folk Buddhist traditions. Chapters explore the life and teachings of the Buddha in historical context, the early development and institutionalization of Buddhism, its geographic spread across Asia and eventually to the United States, philosophy and ethics, the relationship between monks and laity, political and ethical implications, the role of women in the Buddhist tradition, and contemporary reinterpretations of Buddhism."--Page 4 of cover |
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| Mô tả vật lý: | 1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Thư mục: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| số ISBN: | 0813537789 9780813537788 9786610360918 661036091X 9780813535623 081353562X 9780813535616 0813535611 1280360917 9781280360916 |