Theravāda Buddhism : a social history from ancient Benares to modern Colombo /
Theravada Buddhism is widely recognized as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Series: | Library of religious beliefs and practices.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Gotama Buddha's problem situation
- 3. The Buddha's Dhamma
- 4. The Sangha's discipline
- 5. The accommodation between Buddhism and society in ancient India
- 6. The Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka
- 7. Protestant Buddhism
- 8. Current trends, new problems.