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Buddhism / edited by Peter Harvey.
Publication details: London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.Description: xviii, 329 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0826453511
- 9780826453518
- 0826453503 (pbk.)
- 9780826453501 (pbk.)
- 294.3 21
- BQ4012 .H37 2001
Contents:
Summary: This text seeks to give an integrated understanding of the Buddhist tradition through the exploration of a number of key themes. It provides a view of diversity and continuity in different Buddhist communities.
The sacred writing of Buddhism / Ulrich Pagel -- Buddhist visions of the human predicament and its resolution / Peter Harvey -- Portrayals of ultimate reality and of holy and divine beings / Peter Harvey -- Devotion practices / Peter Harvey -- Rites of passage / Christopher Lamb -- Making moral decisions / Stewart McFarlane -- Women in Buddhism / Rita M. Gross -- Attitudes to nature / Ian Harris -- Cosmology, myth and symbolism / Christopher Lamb -- Sacred space / Martin Boord.
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The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks | BQ4012 .H37 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TBC00002098 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The sacred writing of Buddhism / Ulrich Pagel -- Buddhist visions of the human predicament and its resolution / Peter Harvey -- Portrayals of ultimate reality and of holy and divine beings / Peter Harvey -- Devotion practices / Peter Harvey -- Rites of passage / Christopher Lamb -- Making moral decisions / Stewart McFarlane -- Women in Buddhism / Rita M. Gross -- Attitudes to nature / Ian Harris -- Cosmology, myth and symbolism / Christopher Lamb -- Sacred space / Martin Boord.
This text seeks to give an integrated understanding of the Buddhist tradition through the exploration of a number of key themes. It provides a view of diversity and continuity in different Buddhist communities.
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