BuddhismPeter Harvey Bloomsbury Academic, 2001 M09 5 - 352 páginas This collection of essays examines ten core themes from a comparative perspective and thus provides an integrated introduction to the social and spiritual values at the centre of Buddhist thought. Following an introductory chapter, the themes covered are moral decision making, worship, myth and history, the role of women, attitudes to nature, sacred writings, beliefs about human nature, rites of passage, sacred place and the depiction of the divine. Each chapter concludes with a list of recommended further reading. |
Contenido
Introduction Peter Harvey | 1 |
Buddhism in the West | 26 |
Commentarial literature | 46 |
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Otras 17 secciones no mostradas
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