What the Buddha thought
More about karma, and its social context -- The antecedents of the karma doctrine in Brahminism -- Jain antecedents -- What did the Buddha mean by "no soul"? -- The Buddha's positive values: love and compassion -- Assessing the evidence -- Everything is burning: the centrality of fire...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London [u.a.]
Equinox Publ.
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies monographs
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddha 563 BC-483 BC
/ Doctrine
B Buddha 563 BC-483 BC / Karma / Doctrine |
| Further subjects: | B
Gautama Buddha
Teachings
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| Summary: | More about karma, and its social context -- The antecedents of the karma doctrine in Brahminism -- Jain antecedents -- What did the Buddha mean by "no soul"? -- The Buddha's positive values: love and compassion -- Assessing the evidence -- Everything is burning: the centrality of fire in the Bddha's thought -- Causation and non-random process -- Cognition; language; nirvana -- The Buddha's pragmatism and intellectual style -- The Buddha as satirist; brahmin terms as social metaphors -- Is this book to be believed? |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XV, 239 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84553-612-1 978-1-84553-614-5 |
