Buddhism in five minutes / edited by Elizabeth J. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Elizabeth J. (Elizabeth June), 1950- editor.

Series:

Religion in 5 minutes

Religion in five minutes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism.

Buddhism--Popular works.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

xiv, 390 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2021.

Summary:

"In Buddhism in Five Minutes, academic specialists offer answers to questions about Buddhism that people curious about Buddhism might ask"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Buddhism as a religion

1. Is Buddhism a religion? / Denise Cush

2. What is the role and focus of faith in Buddhism? / Asanga Tilakaratne

3. What is the role of ritual in Buddhism? / Asanga Tilakaratne

4. Are relics important to Buddhists? / Kevin Trainor

5. What are the holy texts of Buddhism? / Asanga Tilakaratne

6. What is the place of images in Buddhism? / Sarah Shaw

7. What is the role of narrative in Buddhism? / Brian Black

8. Is Buddhism atheistic, non-theistic, or theistic? / Peter Harvey

pt. Two The Buddha

9. What do we know about the historical Buddha? / Dhivan Thomas Jones

10. How is the nature of buddhahood to be understood? / Christopher V. Jones

11. How does one "read" a Buddha-image? / Ronit Wang

12. Who is the fat Buddha figure? / Paulina Kolata

13. What is a bodhisattva? / Jiancheng Shi

14. How do Buddhists show their devotion to the Buddha? / Paulina Kolata

pt. Three What the Buddha taught (1)

15. Can we know what the historical Buddha taught? / Rupert Gethin

16. What part does belief in rebirth play in Buddhism? / Peter Harvey

17. Does Buddhism see the mind as separate from the body? / Peter Harvey

18. Do Buddhists see all that happens to one as due to karma? / Peter Harvey

19. What is seen as reborn, according to Buddhism? / Peter Harvey

20. To what extent does Buddhism "deny the self"? The non-self teaching / Christopher V. Jones

21. What are the "Four Noble Truths" about? / Arjuna C. B. Ranatunga

22. What is non-attachment in Buddhism? / Dhivan Thomas Jones

23. What is nirvana? / Arjuna C. B. Ranatunga

24. What is it to be "enlightened" or "awakened"? / Peter Harvey

25. What kinds of "saints" does Buddhism have? / Arjuna C. B. Ranatunga

pt. Four What the Buddha taught (2)

Meditation

26. Why do Buddhists meditate? / Sarah Shaw

27. What is "mindfulness" in Buddhism? And does it differ from modern secular "mindfulness"? / Tse-fu Kuan

28. What kinds of meditation are there in Buddhism? / Dhivan Thomas Jones

29. What is the role of chanting in Buddhism? / Xiaoqi Tang

pt. Five Monasticism and lay people in Buddhism

30. What is the role of monasticism in Buddhism? / Ann Heirman

31. How does one become ordained? / Ann Heirman

32. What rules do monastics follow? / Alice Collett

33. What is the position of nuns in Buddhism? / Ann Heirman

34. What is the role of lay Buddhists? / Alice Collett

35. Does Buddhism support gender equality? / Alice Collett

36. What is the role of preaching in Buddhism? / Mahinda Deegalle

pt. Six Development of Buddhism

Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism

37. How did Buddhism relate to the Brahmanism of the Buddha's day, and later Hinduism? / Christopher V. Jones

38. What splits were there in Buddhism in the early centuries? / Peter Harvey

39. What are the main contemporary divisions in Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana? / Christopher V. Jones

40. What is Hinayana? / Elizabeth J. Harris

41. What is Zen Buddhism? / Hiroko Kawanami

42. What is Pure Land Buddhism? / Wendy Dossett

43. What is the role of the Dalai Lama? / Cathy Cantwell

44. What is the bodhisattva vow? / Nick Swann

45. What is Buddha-nature? / Christopher V. Jones

46. What are the meanings of "emptiness" in Mahayana Buddhism? / Christopher V. Jones

47. Is Tantric Buddhism just about sex? / Nick Swann

48. Why are there so many different celestial beings in Tibetan Buddhism? / Cathy Cantwell

pt. Seven Buddhist art and material culture

49. What are the main buildings and symbols of Buddhism? / Cathy Cantwell

50. Why do Buddhists make art? / Christian Luczanits

51. What is a mandala? / Christian Luczanits

52. How is Buddhism influencing contemporary art? / Tim Stephens

pt. Eight Buddhism and other religions

53. How has Buddhism been influenced by other religious traditions? / Sophie Barker

54. How do Buddhists view other religious traditions, and what kind of interreligious encounters are Buddhists involved in now? / Elizabeth J. Harris

pt. Nine Buddhism and ethics

55. What vows do Buddhists take? / Nick Swann

56. Are Buddhists pacifists? / Peter Harvey

57. Are Buddhists vegetarian? / Dhivan Thomas Jones

58. Does Buddhism have rules for marriage and family life? / Alice Collett

59. How do Buddhists view suicide and self-immolation? / Peter Harvey

60. What is engaged Buddhism? / Tim Stephens

61. What is the relationship between Buddhism and politics? / Brian Black

62. How important is compassion in Buddhism? / Pyi Phyo Kyaw

63. Is non-attachment compatible with compassion? / Elizabeth J. Harris

pt. Ten Buddhism and contemporary issues

64. What do Buddhists think about sex? / Amy Langenberg

65. What do Buddhists think about those who are LGBTQI? / Sal Campbell

66. Should Buddhism be taught in schools? / Denise Cush

67. Are alcohol and drugs ever acceptable to Buddhists? / Wendy Dossett

68. Are human rights compatible with Buddhism? / Damien Keown

69. What does Buddhism have to say about race? / Tim Stephens

70. Are Buddhists active in ecological movements and protecting the environment to mitigate climate change? / Alex Owens

71. How do Buddhists relate to the methods of science? / Tim Stephens

72. What is the Buddhist attitude to modern technology? / Nick Swann

pt. Eleven Emergent Buddhism

73. What is secular Buddhism? / Tim Stephens

74. How do Buddhists view artificial intelligence? / Ralph Quinlan Ford

75. Is Western Buddhism a new form of Buddhism? / Sarah Shaw.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Buddhism in five minutes

ISBN:

9781800500891

1800500890

9781800500907

1800500904

OCLC:

1252736611

Publisher Number:

99989174924