Introducing Buddhism

Name: Introducing Buddhism
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ISBN: 9780415392341

ISBN-10: 0415392349

ISBN-13: 9780415392341

Edition: 2006

Authors: Charles S. Prebish, Damien Keown

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"Introducing Buddhism "is the ideal resource for all students beginning the study of this fascinating religion. Damien Keown and Charles S. Prebish, two of today's leading Buddhist scholars, explain the key teachings of Buddhism, and trace the historical development and spread of the religion from its beginnings down to the present day. A chapter is devoted to each of the major regions where Buddhism has flourished: India, South East Asia, East Asia and Tibet. In addition to this regional focus, the introduction takes contemporary concerns into account, covering important and relevant topics such as Engaged Buddhism, Buddhist Ethics and Buddhism and the Western World, as well as a chapter…

Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562



Background to Buddhism



Karma and cosmology



The Buddha



The Dharma



The Buddhist Sangha



Buddhism in India



Mahayana



Meditation



Buddhism in South-east Asia



Buddhism in East Asia



Buddhism in Tibet



Buddhism in the western world



Socially engaged Buddhism



Ethics



Reflections on the nature and study of Buddhism