| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 329 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
World Religions: Themes and Issues
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World religions, themes and issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The sacred writing of Buddhism / Ulrich Pagel -- Buddhist visions of the human predicament and its resolution / Peter Harvey -- Portrayals of ultimate reality and of holy and divine beings / Peter Harvey -- Devotion practices / Peter Harvey -- Rites of passage / Christopher Lamb -- Making moral decisions / Stewart McFarlane -- Women in Buddhism / Rita M. Gross -- Attitudes to nature / Ian Harris -- Cosmology, myth and symbolism / Christopher Lamb -- Sacred space / Martin Boord. |
| Summary |
This text seeks to give an integrated understanding of the Buddhist tradition through the exploration of a number of key themes. It provides a view of diversity and continuity in different Buddhist communities. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Buddhism.
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Buddhism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Harvey, Peter (Brian Peter)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Buddhism. London ; New York : Continuum, 2001 0826453511 (DLC) 00052342 (OCoLC)45308819 |
| ISBN |
9781441147264 (electronic book) |
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1441147268 (electronic book) |
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1283206072 |
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9781283206075 |
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0826453511 |
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9780826453518 |
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0826453503 |
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9780826453501 |
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