Buddhist religions : a historical introduction /
| Основен автор: | Robinson, Richard H., 1926- |
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| Други автори: | Johnson, Willard L., 1939- |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Belmont, CA :
Wadsworth/Thomson,
c2005.
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| Издание: | 5th ed. |
| Серия: |
Religious life in history series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information |
Съдържание:
- Map: The world of Buddhism
- Introduction
- The Buddha's awakening. The social and religious context of early Buddhism ; Issues in early North Indian thought ; The quest for awakening ; The lessons of awakening
- The Buddha as teacher and power figure. The response to the awakened one ; The Buddha begins teaching ; An analysis of the first discourse ; The spread of the religion ; The middle years ; The last days and beyond
- The development of early Indian Buddhism. Sources ; The formation of the Canons ; Norms for religious life ; Aśoka ; Abhidharma ; Past-life narratives ; The Stūpa cult
- The period of the three vehicles. Social background ; The cult of Maitreya ; Monuments to the Triple Gem ; The search for the Mahāyāna ; Two levels of truth
- Early Medieval Indian Buddhism. Portraits of a Buddhist empire ; Mahāyāna Sūtras ; Scholastic philosophy
- Buddhism in late Medieval and Modern India. The culture of belligerence ; Vajrayāna ; The decimation of Indian Buddhism ; Buddhism in Nepal ; The Buddhist revival