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<p>Explore new spiritual paths in this introduction to the precepts of Buddhism-an intriguing world religion that is utterly unlike any other.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: What is Buddhism?
  • 02: India at the Time of the Buddha
  • 03: The Doctrine of Reincarnation
  • 04: The Story of the Buddha
  • 05: All Is Suffering
  • 06: The Path to Nirvana
  • 07: The Buddhist Monastic Community
  • 08: Buddhist Art and Architecture
  • 09: Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
  • 10: Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva Ideal
  • 11: Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
  • 12: Emptiness
  • 13: Buddhist Philosophy
  • 14: Buddhist Tantra
  • 15: The Theory and Practice of the Mandala
  • 16: The “First Diffusion of the Dharma” in Tibet
  • 17: The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism
  • 18: The Dalai Lama
  • 19: The Origins of Chinese Buddhism
  • 20: The Classical Period of Chinese Buddhism
  • 21: The Origins of Japanese Buddhism
  • 22: Honen, Shinran and Nichiren
  • 23: Zen
  • 24: Buddhism in America
  • By This Professor

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Malcolm David Eckel

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