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Exploring Buddhism
Christmas Humphreys
Published in association with The Buddhist Society Trust
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First published in 1974
by George Allen & Unwin Ltd
This edition first published in 2012 by Routledge
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© 1974 Christmas Humphreys
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Exploring Buddhism
CHRISTMAS HUMPHREYS
London
GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD
Ruskin House Museum Street
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First published in 1974
This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. All rights are reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1956, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the publishers.
© Christmas Humphreys 1974
ISBN 0 04 294079 6 Hardback
ISBN 0 04 294080 4 Paperback
Printed in Great Britain
by Willmer Brothers Limited
Birkenhead
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
THE BUDDHA AND HIS ENLIGHTENMENT
1The Buddha’s Enlightenment
The Purpose of Affray
2Buddhism and the Esoteric Tradition
3The Two Concentric Circles of Buddhism in Tibet
4Self and No-self
BUDDHIST DOCTRINES
5Central Themes of Buddhism
6The Precipice and the Mountain
7The Buddhist Concept of Dharma
When One is Two
8Karma and Rebirth
When I am Dead
9The Head and the Heart
Beauty
10The Arhat and the Bodhisattva Ideal
11Absolutely Relative
Cease from Running
12A Beginner’s Guide to Zen
13Soto Zen
BUDDHISM COMES WEST
14Buddhism comes West
Search
15Why Buddhism?
16Zen comes West
ON DOING BUDDHISM
17On Doing Buddhism
18Buddhism in Daily Life
19Should Buddhists Meditate?
20Concentration and Meditation
Empty the Mind
Glossary
Index
