Buddhism : introducing the Buddhist experience
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-419) and index.
Boxes, figures, and maps --
Preface --
Pronunciation guide --
Introduction --
1. The life of Gautama Buddha. The early life of Siddhartha Gautama ; The great renunciation ; Buddha ; The mission of the Buddha ; The last days of Gautama Buddha --
2. The teachings of the Buddha. The three characteristics ; The five aggregates ; Dependent arising ; Karma and rebirth ; The four noble truths ; The eightfold path ; Nirvana --
3. Early Buddhism and the way of the elders. The First Council : three baskets ; The Sūtra Piṭaka ; The Vinaya Piṭaka ; The Abhidharma Piṭaka ; Second and Third Councils : many paths ; King Aśoka ; The way of the elders ; Theravāda Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia ; New Buddhist movements in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia ; The cultural experience of Thai Buddhism today / Laohavanich Mano Mettanando --
4. The great vehicle. The Bodhisattva ; Wisdom and emptiness ; Luminous consiousness ; Celestial Buddhas ; The Mahāyāna Sūtras ; The great journey of the Bodhisattva ; The three bodies of the Buddha --
5. Indian experiences of Buddhism. Abhidharma philosophies ; Mahāyāna philosophies --
6. Tibetan experiences of Buddhism. The early dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet ; The later dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet ; Tantra and Vajrayāna Buddhism ; Major schools of Tibetan Buddhism ; The Dalai Lama ; Tibet in the past century ; New Tibetan Buddhist movements ; The cultural experience of Tibetan Buddhism today / Geshe Damdul Namgyal --
7. Chinese experiences of Buddhism. Translation and inculturation ; New translations and scholarship ; Persecution and reform ; Indian foundations of the Chinese experiences of Buddhism ; Defining the Chinese experiences of Buddhism ; Persecution and decline ; Later developments ; New Chinese Buddhist movements ; The cultural experience of Chinese Buddhism today / Dedong Wei --
8. Korean experiences of Buddhism. The advent of Buddhism during the Three Kingdoms Period ; Buddhism during the Unified Silla Dynasty : innovation and scholarship ; Buddhism during the Koryo Dynasty : searching for unity ; The Korean Tripitaka ; Repression during the Chosŏn Dynasty ; The Japanese occupation and recent developments ; Won Buddhism : a new socially engaged movement ; The cultural experience of Korean Buddhism today / Jongmyung Kim --
9. Japanese experiences of Buddhism. Prince Shōtoku ; The Nara Period (710-784) : the six schools from China ; The Heian Period (794-1185) : Tendai and Shingon ; The Kamakura Period (1185-1333) : pure land, Zen, and Nichiren ; The Muromachi Period (1338-1573) : Zen and Japanese culture ; The Tokugawa Period (1603-1868) : struggle and reform ; The Meiji Period (1868-1912) and recent developments ; New Japanese Buddhist movements ; The cultural experience of Japanese Buddhism today / Tomonobu Shinozaki --
10. The globalization of Buddhism. Early European encounters and scholarship ; Buddhism in the United States ; Buddhism in Europe ; Buddhism in Canada ; Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand ; Buddhism in Brazil ; Buddhism in Africa ; Issues facing global Buddhism ; The Future of Global Buddhism ; A cultural experience of Buddhism in America today / Rev. Heng Sure --
Glossary of technical terms.
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