1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954642003321

Autore

Faure Bernard

Titolo

Unmasking Buddhism / / Bernard Faure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009

ISBN

9786612139116

9781282139114

1282139118

9781444356618

1444356615

9781405180641

1405180641

9781444308396

1444308394

9781444308402

1444308408

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

New York Academy of Sciences Ser.

Disciplina

294.3

Soggetti

Buddhism - History

Buddhism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Sommario/riassunto

An ideal introduction to Buddhism for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world's largest and most popular religions. A fascinating, short book that challenges us to strip away existing preconceptions we may have about BuddhismConsiders questions such as: Can we talk of Buddhism as a unified religion or are there many Buddhisms? Is Buddhism a religion of tolerance and pacifism as many people think? And is Buddhism a religion without god(s), or is it more of a philosophy than a religion?Traces the basic history, beliefs and nature of Buddhism in easy-to-understa

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960082503321

Autore

Oulidi Nada

Titolo

Credit Market in Morocco : : A Disequilibrium Approach / / Nada Oulidi, Laurence Allain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

9786612842757

9781462396139

1462396135

9781452753102

1452753105

9781282842755

1282842757

9781451872019

1451872011

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (20 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

AllainLaurence

Disciplina

338.9669

Soggetti

Credit control - Morocco - Mathematical models

Credit - Morocco - Mathematical models

Asset prices

Bank credit

Banks and Banking

Banks

Credit



Deflation

Depository Institutions

Finance

Finance: General

Financial Institutions and Services: General

Financial markets

General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Housing

Inflation

Interest rates

Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

Macroeconomics

Micro Finance Institutions

Monetary economics

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Money and Monetary Policy

Money

Mortgages

Price Level

Prices

Property & real estate

Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location: General

Real estate prices

Real Estate

Real interest rates

Stock exchanges

Stock markets

Morocco

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"March 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Overview of Credit Market Developments; Figures; 1. Required Bank Reserves and Official Reserves, 2000-07; 2. Treasury Bill Rate, 2000-07; 3. Private Sector Credit in Percent of GDP, 2000-07; 4. Structure of Banking System Assets; 5. Credit to the Economy (2002=100); 6. Evolution of Real Estate Stock Market Index; III. Literature Review; IV. Estimation Strategy; V. Estimation Results; VI. Concluding Remarks; Appendixes; I. Unit Root Tests; II. Cointegration Tests; References

Sommario/riassunto

In this paper we use a disequilibrium framework common in the “credit crunch” literature, first to examine whether the slow credit growth in Morocco during the rapid expansion of liquidity in the first half of the decade can be attributed to credit rationing, and second to investigate the role of asset price increases in the recent acceleration of credit growth. Our results do not support the credit rationing hypothesis in



the first half of the decade. They do however, show that the recent increase in real estate prices stimulated credit supply and demand, with a stronger effect on the latter.