Paul Williams

Mahayana Buddhism

The Doctrinal Foundations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers an introduction to the field of Mahayana Buddhism. This book focuses on the religion's diversity and richness. It includes material on China and Japan, with reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further, a bibliography, and footnotes and cross-referencing. It is suitable for those studying this tradition.

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First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780415356527
• ISBN-10: 0415356520
• Artikelnr.: 25497466

Autorenporträt

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. Among his other books for Routledge is Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (2000).

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 The Perfection of Wisdom ((Prajnaparamita) Sutras 3
Madhyamika 4 Yogacara 5 The Tathagatagarbha 6 Huayan - the Flower Garland
tradition 7 The Saddharmapundarika (Lotus) Sutra and its influences 8 On
the bodies of the Buddha 9 The path of the Bodhisattva 10 Trust,
self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

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1 Introduction 2 The Perfection of Wisdom ((Prajnaparamita) Sutras 3 Madhyamika 4 Yogacara 5 The Tathagatagarbha 6 Huayan - the Flower Garland tradition 7 The Saddharmapundarika (Lotus) Sutra and its influences 8 On the bodies of the Buddha 9 The path of the Bodhisattva 10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

Rezensionen

"As a reference book, which guides readers through the labyrinth of the enormous Buddhist textual tradition, this work is unsurpassed... Summing up: Recommended." -- A.L. Miller, Miami University, Choice