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An Illustrated Outline of Buddhism
The Essentials of Buddhist Spirituality
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About this book
AnIllustrated Outline of Buddhism is an ideal introduction to the vast and complex field of Buddhism, a world religion with more than a billion followers. In its short format and accessible style, it presents the essential features of the Buddhist religion with a clear yet concise style that is suitable for both the general reader and student of Buddhism. This fully color edition contains 40 color illustrations, including a stunning array of outstanding examples of Buddhist art, architecture, statuary, and calligraphy. Numerous maps, diagrams, and charts are included to illustrate important aspects of Buddhist beliefs and to summarize the different cultural forms and developmental phases of Buddhism. A select bibliography for further reading and a detailed index will also aid the reader.
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
BuddhismTable of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- (1) Special Characteristics of Buddhism
- (2) What is Religion?
- (3) What is Orthodoxy?
- (4) Buddhism Amongst the World Religions (Classification of the Religions)
- (5) Life of the Buddha, Origin of Buddhism
- (6) Some Early Buddhist Figures
- (7) Buddhist Art
- (8) The Nature and the Teachings of Buddhism
- (9) The Two Schools and the Two Cultural Forms
- (10) The Twenty-Eight Indian Patriarchs of Dhyāna, Ch’an, or Zen Buddhism
- (11) The Six Chinese Patriarchs of Dhyāna, Ch’an, or Zen Buddhism
- (12) The Seven Patriarchs of the Pure Land School of Mahāyāna Buddhism
- (13) Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- (14) The Six Pāramitās (“Virtues of the Bodhisattva”)
- (15) The Original Vow and the Pure Land School
- (16) The Introduction of Buddhism into the Theravāda Countries
- (17) Tibet
- (18) China
- (19) Korea
- (20) Japan
- (21) The Question of Reincarnation
- (22) The Question of “Pantheism”
- (23) Shinto: Buddhism’s Partner in Japan
- Select Bibliography
- Biographical Notes
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