Exploring Buddhism (Routledge Revivals) - Hardcover

Humphreys, Christmas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415526760 ISBN 13: 9780415526760

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012

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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 personal journey through Buddhism, offering insights into the many different paths, doctrines and approaches to Buddhism. This collection of twenty essays ranges from history to doctrine, and from the rise of Buddhism in the West through to the finer points of its everyday practice. It is a truly valuable piece of Western Buddhist literature and its reissue will be welcomed be scholars of Buddhism and interested laypeople alike.

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Christmas Humphreys

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• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0415526760
• ISBN 13: 9780415526760
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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