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Nishitani Keiji <1900-1990.> |
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Titolo |
On Buddhism / / Keiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; foreward by Jan Van Bragt |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-7914-8159-X |
1-4294-1736-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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YamamotoSeisaku <1929-> |
CarterRobert Edgar <1937-> |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- On Buddhism -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: On Buddhism -- Part 1.On What I Think about Buddhism -- 1. The "Inside" and "Outside"of a Religious Organization -- 2. Opening Up the Self to the World -- Part II. On the Modernization of Buddhism -- 3. What Is Modernization? -- 4. A Departure from the "Individual" -- Part III. On Conscience -- 5. In Support of Human Relations -- 6. To Make Sure of Oneself -- GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE TERMS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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"On Buddhism presents the first English-language translation of a series of lectures by Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990), a major Buddhist thinker and a key figure in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion. Nishitani's concern is that modernity, with its individualism, materialism, and contractual ethics, is an insufficient basis for human relationships. With deep insight into both Buddhism and Christianity, he explores such issues as |
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