John Snelling

The Buddhist Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

A Complete Guide to Buddhist Teaching and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world today -and THE BUDDHIST HANDBOOK is the best introduction to the teachings of Buddhism, the main schools, the Buddhist world-view, leading Buddhist teachers, Buddhist festivals and meditation. 'There is a great need to come to terms with Buddhism AS A WHOLE. John Snelling's book is an admirable attempt to do just that. ' GOLDEN DRUM 'A clear, up-to-date survey. ' CATHOLIC HERALD

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ebury Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446489581
• Artikelnr.: 39224450

Autorenporträt

John Snelling

Inhaltsangabe

The Buddhist Handbook
The Complete guide to Buddhist Schools, Teachings and History
Acknowledgements
A Note on Language, Caveat
Part 1: Prologue:
1 Why Buddhism
2 The Heart of the Matter
Part 2: The Buddha:
3 The Indian Background
4 The Buddha: The Early Years
5 The Buddha: the Teaching Career
Part 3: The Basic Teachings and Practices
6 The Buddhist World View
7 The Basic Teachings and Practices
Part 4: The Development of Buddhism in India
8 Four Councils and eighteen Schools
9 Mahayana
10 Tantra
Part 5: The Spread of Buddhism
11 The Southern Transmission: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea,
Indonesia
12 The Northern Transmission: The North-Western Springboard and The Silk
Road
13 The Northern Transmission: China
14 The Northern Transmission: Vietnam, Korea
15 The Northern Transmission: Japan
16 The Northern Transmission: Tibet
17 The Northern Transmission: Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan
Part 6: Buddhism Comes West
18 Slow Beginnings
19 The Flowing of the Lotus
20 The North Connection
21 Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Appendix I Who's Who in Buddhism: A Modern Western Perspective
Appendix II Useful Addresses
Appendix III Major Buddhist Festivals
Appendix IV Further Reading
Index