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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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Published: |
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: | 1845536126 |