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Buddhism / Bradley K. Hawkins.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, �1999.Description: 128 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0135766044
  • 9780135766040
  • 9786610108930
  • 6610108935
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BQ4022 .H38 1999
Partial contents:
Three Vignettes: Theravada: The Way of Discipline; Zen: The Way of Meditation; Vajrayana: The Way of Ritual -- The Roots of Buddhism -- The Early Historical Development of Buddhism -- Modern Buddhism: Many Paths, One Goal -- Buddhism and the Challenge of the Modern World -- Buddhism in the Twenty-First Century: Old Wine in New Bottles.
Summary: A concise and readable survey of the history of Buddhism, from its roots in India to its spread across South and East Asia and its present-day manifestation in Europe and America. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to the different paths of Buddhism -- the beliefs and practices -- and looks at the ways in which this religion is meeting the challenges of the modern world.
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Main Collection Books John Brown University Library Main BQ4022 .H38 1999 Available 39524100441116

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-126) and index.

A concise and readable survey of the history of Buddhism, from its roots in India to its spread across South and East Asia and its present-day manifestation in Europe and America. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to the different paths of Buddhism -- the beliefs and practices -- and looks at the ways in which this religion is meeting the challenges of the modern world.

English.

Three Vignettes: Theravada: The Way of Discipline; Zen: The Way of Meditation; Vajrayana: The Way of Ritual -- The Roots of Buddhism -- The Early Historical Development of Buddhism -- Modern Buddhism: Many Paths, One Goal -- Buddhism and the Challenge of the Modern World -- Buddhism in the Twenty-First Century: Old Wine in New Bottles.

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