LEADER 00000cam a2200709Ka 4500 001 ocn665828168 003 OCoLC 005 20180130103729.9 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 100927s2010 mdu ob 001 0 eng d 010 |z 2009030903 019 606742288|a647849840|a758659641|a957302826|a957523877 |a980983337 020 9780739138472|q(electronic book) 020 0739138472|q(electronic book) 020 0739138456|q(cloth ;|qalkaline paper) 020 9780739138458|q(cloth ;|qalkaline paper) 020 0739138464|q(paperback ;|qalkaline paper) 020 9780739138465|q(paperback ;|qalkaline paper) 020 |z9780739138458|q(cloth ;|qalkaline paper) 020 |z9780739138465|q(paperback ;|qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)665828168|z(OCoLC)606742288|z(OCoLC)647849840 |z(OCoLC)758659641|z(OCoLC)957302826|z(OCoLC)957523877 |z(OCoLC)980983337 037 247917|bMIL 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dYDXCP|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dCDX|dEBLCP|dIDEBK |dMHW|dOCLCQ|dOCLCE|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF|dOCLCQ|dPUBRW|dOCLCQ |dLOA|dK6U|dPIFAG|dFVL|dZCU|dCOO|dOCLCQ|dMERUC|dU3W 043 a------ 049 RIDW 050 4 BJ125.A78|bB73 2010eb 072 7 PHI|x034000|2bisacsh 072 7 PHI|x005000|2bisacsh 082 04 170.95|222 090 BJ125.A78|bB73 2010eb 100 1 Brannigan, Michael C.,|d1948-|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n87879390 245 10 Striking a balance :|ba primer in traditional Asian values /|cMichael C. Brannigan. 250 Rev. ed. 264 1 Lanham, Md. :|bLexington Books,|c[2010] 264 4 |c©2010 300 1 online resource (xv, 231 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 data file|2rda 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index. 505 0 Introduction -- Hindu ethics -- Life's four stages -- Life's four goals -- Paths to Enlightenment -- Karma and rebirth -- Shades of Dharma -- Buddhist ethics -- The middle path -- The four noble truths -- In the wake of karma -- The four supreme virtues -- What is a Buddhist social ethic? -- Zen Buddhist ethics -- A way of the monk : practice is attainment -- A way of the warrior -- A way of tea : the virtue of presence -- Taoist ethics -- Cultivating the Tao -- The art of yielding : Wu-wei -- Spontaneity as awareness -- Fasting of the mind -- Confucian ethics -- Lessons from the analects -- Human nature : is it essentially good or corrupt? -- Seeking the right balance in neo-Confucianism -- A return to Ako : Japanese neo-Confucianism -- Capitalism and human rights. 520 Striking a Balance: A Primer in Traditional Asian Values offers a lucid, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging review of the major ethical teachings in the dominant Asian traditions. Michael C. Brannigan applies his extensive background and scholarship to craft a concise yet comprehensive introduction to Asian ethics covering the long-standing traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. He does this through the skillful use of narratives from classical and contemporaryAsian literature. Moreover, he demonstrates that, despite differences, these traditions share a uni. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Ethics|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045096 |zAsia.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85008606-781 650 0 Religious ethics.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh85112655 650 7 Ethics.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/915833 650 7 Religious ethics.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1094052 651 7 Asia.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1240495 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Electronic books.|2local 776 08 |iPrint version:|aBrannigan, Michael C., 1948-|tStriking a balance.|bRev. ed.|dLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010 |z9780739138458|w(DLC) 2009030903|w(OCoLC)428895767 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=336409|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20180209|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 1-29-18|lridw 994 92|bRID