Buddhism The Illustrated Guide

Name: Buddhism The Illustrated Guide
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ISBN: 9780195173987

ISBN-10: 0195173988

ISBN-13: 9780195173987

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kevin Trainor

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Buddhism is a major spiritual and ethical force in the world today--and certainly one of the fastest growing religions in the West. Its compelling insights into human existence offer an ancient and radical alternative to the materialism of the modern age. More and more people are turning to Buddhism to rediscover the human and the spiritual values they find lacking in traditional Western religions. Now, in this strikingly illustrated and authoritative volume, general readers have an illuminating introduction of one of the world's great living faiths. Based on the most recent scholarship, Buddhism provides a vibrantly written and marvelously illustrated overview of this ancient and yet…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.20" wide x 6.90" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Introduction



Origins



Ancient India : belief and society




The career of Siddhartha




A new community




Principles and practice



The human condition




The "Four Noble Truths"




The path of the Buddha




Mental cultivation




The Buddhist community




Buddhism in practice




Theravada Buddhism




Mahayana Buddhism




Chan and Zen : the way of meditation




Tantra




Holy writings



Assembling the dharma




The three baskets




Mahayana scriptures




Buddhism today



The expanding community




Society and the sangha



Glossary


Timeline


Bibliography


Index


Picture credits and acknowledgments