Buddhism : a cultural perspective
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Buddhism : a cultural perspective
（Prentice-Hall series in world religions）
Prentice Hall, c1988
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Bibliography: p. 146-148
Includes index
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Description
This book begins with Buddhism's involvement in the culture and thought of India, and observes its moves into other-very different-contexts: China, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Japan, and even the West, to a limited extent. The book accepts the diversity within Buddhism, giving roughly equal treatment to its two major traditions-the Theravada and the Mahayana.
Table of Contents
I. BUDDHISM AND CULTURE IN HISTORY.
1. Oerview: Bangkok and its Buddhas.
2. A History of Buddhism.
3. Difficult Places along the Middle Path: Dissent and Controversy.
4. Twenty-five Hundreds Years of Poetry.
II. ANALYSIS OF THE BUDDHIST TRADITION: THE THREE TREASURES.
5. The Dharma: Doctrine and Philosophy.
6. The Buddha: Models and Rituals.
7. The Sangha: Community and Modernity.
8. Conclusion.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
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