Charles S Prebish, Damien Keown

Introducing Buddhism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explaining the key teachings and historical development of Buddhism, this student-friendly introduction contains chapters on Engaged Buddhism, Buddhist and War, Buddhism in the Western World and Meditation. The accompanying website can be found at www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415392357.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780415550000
• ISBN-10: 0415550009
• Artikelnr.: 28515545

Autorenporträt

Charles S. Prebish is Charles Redd Chair in Religious Studies at Utah State University. Damien Keown is Professor of Buddhist Ethics at Goldsmiths College, University of London. They are the editors of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Buddhism.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Chronology of Buddhist History. The Buddhist Scriptures.
Pronunciation Guide. Introduction: The Background to Buddhism Part 1:
Foundations Karma and Cosmology. The Buddha. The Dharma. The Sangha.
Meditation Part 2: Development Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhism in India.
Buddhism in Southeast Asia. Buddhism in East Asia. Buddhism in Tibet Part
3: Modernity Buddhism in the Western World. Engaged Buddhism. Buddhist
Ethics. Reflections on the Nature and Study of Buddhism