Foundations of Buddhism

Name: Foundations of Buddhism
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ISBN: 9780192892232

ISBN-10: 0192892231

ISBN-13: 9780192892232

Edition: 1998

Authors: Rupert Gethin

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Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan, and Eastern) which exist in the world today. From the narrative of the story of the Buddha, through discussions of aspects such as textual traditions, the framework of the Four Noble Truths, the interaction between the monastic and lay ways of life, the cosmology of karma and rebirth, and the path of the bodhisattva,…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/24/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Rupert Gethin is the author of The Buddhist Path to Awakening and The Foundations of Buddhism.



Introduction



The Buddha: The Story of the Awakened One



The Word of the Buddha: Buddhist Scriptures and Schools



Four Truths: The Disease, the Cause, the Cure, the Medicine



The Buddhist Community: Monks, Nuns, and Lay Followers



The Buddhist Cosmos: The Thrice Thousandfold World



No self: Personal Continuity and Dependent Arising



The Buddhis Path: The Way of Calm and Insight



The Abhidharma: The Higher Teaching



The Mahayana: The Great Vehicle



Evolving Traditions of Buddhism