Exploring Buddhism / Christmas Humphreys.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humphreys, Christmas, 1901-1983.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Buddhist field of knowledge is now so vast that few can master all of it, and the study and application of its principles must be a matter of choice. One may choose the magnificent moral philosophy of Theravada, the oldest school, or the Zen training of Japan; or special themes such as the doctrine of No-self, the Mahayana emphasis on compassion or the universal law of Karma and Rebirth. But the intense self-discipline needed for true spiritual experience calls for specialization of subject and technique. In this reissue, first published in 1974, Christmas Humphreys takes us on a

Contents:

Cover; Exploring Buddhism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; THE BUDDHA AND HIS ENLIGHTENMENT; 1 The Buddha's Enlightenment; The Purpose of Affray; 2 Buddhism and the Esoteric Tradition; 3 The Two Concentric Circles of Buddhism in Tibet; 4 Self and No-self; BUDDHIST DOCTRINES; 5 Central Themes of Buddhism; 6 The Precipice and the Mountain; 7 The Buddhist Concept of Dharma; When One is Two; 8 Karma and Rebirth; When I am Dead; 9 The Head and the Heart; Beauty; 10 The Arhat and the Bodhisattva Ideal; 11 Absolutely Relative; Cease from Running

12 A Beginner's Guide to Zen13 Soto Zen; BUDDHISM COMES WEST; 14 Buddhism comes West; Search; 15 Why Buddhism?; 16 Zen comes West; ON DOING BUDDHISM; 17 On Doing Buddhism; 18 Buddhism in Daily Life; 19 Should Buddhists Meditate?; 20 Concentration and Meditation; Empty the Mind; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-22877-2

0-203-09940-0

1-283-84560-1

1-136-22878-0

9780203099407

OCLC:

821175682