| Edition |
[Revised and updated edition]. |
| Description |
345 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-339) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1: Prologue. Why Buddhism? ; The heart of the matter. -- Part 2: The Buddha. The Indian background ; The Buddha: the early years ; The Buddha: the teaching career. -- Part 3: The basic teachings and practices. The Buddhist world view ; The basic teachings and practices. -- Part 4: The development of Buddhism in India. Four councils and eighteen schools ; Mahayana ; Tantra. -- Part 5: The spread of Buddhism. The Southern transmission: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, and Indonesia ; The Northern transmission: The Northwestern springboard and the Silk Road ; The Northern transmission: China ; The Northern transmission: Vietnam and Korea ; The Northern transmission: Japan ; The Northern transmission: Tibet ; The Northern transmission: Mongolia, Russia, Himalayan region, Nepal, and Bhutan. -- Part 6: Buddhism comes West. Slow beginnings ; The flowing of the lotus ; The North American connection ; Buddhism and psychotherapy. -- Appendix I: Who's who in Buddhism: a modern Western perspective. -- Appendix II: Useful addresses. -- Appendix III: Major Buddhist festivals. -- Appendix IV: Further reading. |
| Subject |
Buddhism.
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| ISBN |
0892817615 |
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9780892817610 |
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9781439503829 (Pawprints ed. [3rd printing]) |
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1439503826 (Pawprints ed. [3rd printing]) |
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