Introducing Buddhism

ISBN-13: 9780415550000 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 326 str.

Charles S. Prebish;Damien Keown

Opis

Explaining the key teachings and historical development of Buddhism, this student-friendly introduction contains chapters on Engaged Buddhism, Buddhist and War, Buddhism in the Western World and Meditation.

Introducing Buddhism is the ideal resource for all students beginning the study of this fascinating religion. Charles S. Prebish and Damien Keown, two of today’s leading Buddhist scholars, explain the key teachings of Buddhism, and trace the historical development and spread of the religion from its beginnings down to the present day. A chapter is devoted to each of the major regions where Buddhism has flourished: India, South East Asia, East Asia and Tibet. In addition to this regional focus, the introduction takes contemporary concerns into account, covering important and relevant topics such as Engaged Buddhism, Buddhist Ethics and Buddhism and the Western World, as well as a chapter devoted to Meditation.

Introducing Buddhism also includes illustrations, lively quotations from original sources, learning goals, summary boxes, questions for discussion, and suggestions for further reading, to aid study and revision. The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415392357.

 

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.  Chronology of Buddhist History.  The Buddhist Scriptures.  Pronunciation Guide.  Introduction: The Background to Buddhism  Part 1: Foundations  Karma and Cosmology.  The Buddha.  The Dharma.  The Sangha.  Meditation  Part 2: Development  Mahayana Buddhism.  Buddhism in India.  Buddhism in Southeast Asia.  Buddhism in East Asia.  Buddhism in Tibet  Part 3: Modernity  Buddhism in the Western World.  Engaged Buddhism.  Buddhist Ethics.  Reflections on the Nature and Study of Buddhism

O autorze

Charles S. Prebish is Charles Redd Chair in ReligiousStudies at Utah State University.Damien Keown is Professor of Buddhist Ethics at Goldsmiths College, University of London. They are the editors of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Buddhism.