The Experience of Buddhism: Sources and InterpretationsThis comprehensive anthology provides translations of texts illustrative of Buddhist philosophy and doctrine as well as descriptive, concrete accounts of Buddhist practices, rituals, experiences and life situations. This approach does not neglect one dimension of the religion in favor of another and allows instructors to choose what they wish to emphasize in the classroom. The book also covers the development of Buddhism in a wide variety of geographical and cultural areas (India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, and Japan), and gives a sense of the historical evolution of the tradition in these areas. |
Contents
Some Perspectives of Mainstream Buddhism | 3 |
The Experience of the Sangha | 44 |
Some Mahāyāna Perspectives | 134 |
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