The six perfections : Buddhism and the cultivation of character

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154336503321
• Autore: Wright Dale Stuart
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (v, 292 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/422
• Soggetti: Paramitas (Buddhism); Buddhist ethics; Buddhism; Religion; Philosophy & Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Sommario/riassunto: Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections - a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character through the perfection of generosity, morality tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in the Buddha's time.