The foundations of Buddhism / Rupert Gethin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gethin, Rupert.

Series:

OPUS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 333 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2,500 years, and which is now followed by around 115 million people. In this introduction to the foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism (Thervada, Tibetan, and Eastern) which exist in the world today.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figure; List of Maps; A Note on Buddhist Languages; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE BUDDHA: THE STORY OF THE AWAKENED ONE; 2. THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA: BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES AND SCHOOLS; 3. FOUR TRUTHS: THE DISEASE, THE CAUSE, THE CURE, THE MEDICINE; 4. THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY: MONKS, NUNS, AND LAY FOLLOWERS; 5. THE BUDDHIST COSMOS: THE THRICE-THOUSANDFOLD WORLD; 6. NO SELF: PERSONAL CONTINUITY AND DEPENDENT ARISING; 7. THE BUDDHISM PATH: THE WAY OF CALM AND INSIGHT; 8. THE ABHIDHARMA: THE HIGHER TEACHING; 9. THE MAHĀYĀNA: THE GREAT VEHICLE; 10. EVOLVING TRADITIONS OF BUDDHISM: SOUTH, EAST, NORTH, AND WEST; Notes; Select Bibliography; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-318) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-160671-5

1-283-09773-7

9786613097736

0-19-158789-3

0-585-11158-8

OCLC:

43476260