Unmasking Buddhism / / Bernard Faure

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814884403321
• Autore: Faure Bernard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-13911-8; 9786612139116; 1-4443-5661-5; 1-4051-8064-1; 1-4443-0839-4; 1-4443-0840-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Collana: New York Academy of Sciences
• Classificazione: 180; 294.3
• Disciplina: 294.3
• Soggetti: Buddhism - History; Buddhism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Introduction; Part I: Buddhism in History; "Buddhism is both one and many"; "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"; Part II: 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"; Part III: 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 of monks"; Conclusion: Buddhism or Neo-Buddhism; Glossary; A Short ; Bibliography; Index
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