Peter Harvey (University of Sunderland)

An Introduction to Buddhism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This extensively revised and updated second edition draws upon 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.

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Produktdetails

• Introduction to Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 796g
• ISBN-13: 9780521676748
• ISBN-10: 0521676746
• Artikelnr.: 36137913

Autorenporträt

Peter Harvey is Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland. He is author of An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (Cambridge University Press, 2000) and The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirv¿na in Early Buddhism (1995). He is editor of the Buddhist Studies Review.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The Buddha and his Indian context; 2. Early Buddhist teachings: rebirth and karma; 3. Early Buddhist teachings: the four true realities for the spiritually ennobled; 4. Early developments in Buddhism; 5. Mah
y
na philosophies: the varieties of emptiness; 6. Mah
y
na holy beings, and Tantric Buddhism; 7. The later history and spread of Buddhism; 8. Buddhist practice: devotion; 9. Buddhist practice: ethics; 10. Buddhist practice: the Sangha; 11. Buddhist practice: meditation and cultivation of experience-based wisdom; 12. The modern history of Buddhism in Asia; 13. Buddhism beyond Asia; Appendix on canons of scriptures; Web resources; Bibliography; Index.