An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices
ISBN: 9780521676748 | 0521676746
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 12/14/2012
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This extensively revised and updated second edition draws upon the most recent scholarship to present a comprehensive overview of the development of Buddhism in Asia and the West. Detailed references to secondary literature and a section on web resources make it ideal for students of religion, philosophy or Asian studies.
In this new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensi... MORE
In this new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensi... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The Buddha and his Indian context | |
| Early Buddhist teachings: rebirth and karma | |
| Early Buddhist teachings: the four true realities for the spiritually ennobled | |
| Early developments in Buddhism | |
| MahÄüyÄüna philosophies: the varieties of emptiness | |
| MahÄüyÄüna holy beings, and Tantric Buddhism | |
| The later history and spread of Buddhism |
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