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Buddhist Thought A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition

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ISBN-10: 0415571790

ISBN-13: 9780415571791

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Paul Williams, Alexander Wynne, Anthony Tribe

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List price: $32.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/10/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Paul Williams is Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy and Co-director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol. The author of six books and an editor of a further eight, he is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies.Alexander Wynne is a translator for the Clay Sanskrit Library. He was awarded a DPhil in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford in 2003 and was a Junior Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, from 2002-2006.Anthony Tribe is a former instructor in Religious Studies, University of Montana.

Preface
Acknowledgements
The doctrinal position of the Buddha in context
Mainstream Buddhism: the basic thought of the Buddha
The nature and origins of Mahayana Buddhism
Some schools of mainstream Buddhist thought
Mahayana philosophy
The Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism
Mantranaya/vajrayana - tantric Buddhism in India
Further reading and websites
Some exam and study questions
Sanskrit and Pali pronunciation guide
Glossary of Buddhist terms
Map of some important sites in Buddhist India
Notes
Bibliography of works cited
Index