Unmasking Buddhism
Buddhism in history -- Buddhism is both one and many at the same time -- The Buddha is only a man who achieved awakening -- Buddhism is an Indian religion -- Buddhism is the cult of nothingness -- Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion -- All Buddhists are seeking to achieve awakening -- Buddhism...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Malden, Mass. Oxford
Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
B Buddhism / Western world / Reception B Western world / Reception |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Introduction |
| Summary: | Buddhism in history -- Buddhism is both one and many at the same time -- The Buddha is only a man who achieved awakening -- Buddhism is an Indian religion -- Buddhism is the cult of nothingness -- Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion -- All Buddhists are seeking to achieve awakening -- Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things -- The belief in karma leads to fatalism -- Buddhism denies the existence of a self -- Buddhism teaches reincarnation -- Buddhism and local cultures -- Buddhism is an atheistic religion -- Buddhism is above all a spirituality -- The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism -- To be Buddhist is to be Zen -- Buddhism and society -- Buddhism is a tolerant religion -- Buddhism teaches compassion -- Buddhism is a peaceful religion -- Buddhism affirms that we are all equal -- Buddhism is compatible with science -- Buddhism is a kind of therapy -- Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism -- Buddhism is a universalist teaching -- Buddhism is a religion detached from the world -- Conclusion: Buddhism or neo-Buddhism? |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | VI, 159 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4051-8065-8 978-1-4051-8064-1 1-4051-8065-X 1-4051-8064-1 |
