| Description |
337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-332) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. Why Buddhism? ; The heart of the matter -- The Buddha. The Indian background ; The Buddha: the early years ; The Buddha: the teaching career -- The basic teachings & practices. The Buddhist world view ; The basic teachings and practices -- The development of Buddhism in India. Four councils and eighteen schools ; Mahʹayʹana ; Tantra -- The spread of Buddhism. The southern transmission: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Indonesia ; The northern transmission: the North-western Springboard and the Silk Road ; The northern transmission: China ; The northern transmission: Vietnam, Korea ; The northern transmission: Japan ; The northern transmission: Tibet ; The northern transmission: Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan Region, Nepal and Bhutan -- Buddhism comes West: Slow beginnings ; The flowering of the lotus ; Useful addresses ; The North American connection ; Buddhism and psychotherapy -- Who's who in Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism ; Tibetan Buddhism ; Zen Buddhism ; Pure land Buddhism ; Nichiren tradition -- Miscellaneous. |
| Subject |
Buddhism.
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Buddhism. (OCoLC)fst00840028
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| ISBN |
0892813199 |
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9780892813193 |
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