03200nam 2200661Ia 450 991097126180332120251117092801.01-136-22877-20-203-09940-01-283-84560-11-136-22878-010.4324/9780203099407 (CKB)2670000000298910(EBL)1075175(OCoLC)821175682(SSID)ssj0000810916(PQKBManifestationID)11515064(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810916(PQKBWorkID)10833665(PQKB)10447736(MiAaPQ)EBC1075175(Au-PeEL)EBL1075175(CaPaEBR)ebr10630969(CaONFJC)MIL415810(OCoLC)823738373(FINmELB)ELB136298(EXLCZ)99267000000029891020740606e20121974 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExploring Buddhism /Christmas Humphreys1st ed.London Routledge2012London :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (187 p.)Routledge revivalsRoutledge revivalsIncludes index.0-415-53111-X 0-415-52676-0 Cover; Exploring Buddhism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; THE BUDDHA AND HIS ENLIGHTENMENT; 1 The Buddha's Enlightenment; The Purpose of Affray; 2 Buddhism and the Esoteric Tradition; 3 The Two Concentric Circles of Buddhism in Tibet; 4 Self and No-self; BUDDHIST DOCTRINES; 5 Central Themes of Buddhism; 6 The Precipice and the Mountain; 7 The Buddhist Concept of Dharma; When One is Two; 8 Karma and Rebirth; When I am Dead; 9 The Head and the Heart; Beauty; 10 The Arhat and the Bodhisattva Ideal; 11 Absolutely Relative; Cease from Running12 A Beginner's Guide to Zen13 Soto Zen; BUDDHISM COMES WEST; 14 Buddhism comes West; Search; 15 Why Buddhism?; 16 Zen comes West; ON DOING BUDDHISM; 17 On Doing Buddhism; 18 Buddhism in Daily Life; 19 Should Buddhists Meditate?; 20 Concentration and Meditation; Empty the Mind; Glossary; IndexThe Buddhist field of knowledge is now so vast that few can master all of it, and the study and application of its principles must be a matter of choice. One may choose the magnificent moral philosophy of Theravada, the oldest school, or the Zen training of Japan; or special themes such as the doctrine of No-self, the Mahayana emphasis on compassion or the universal law of Karma and Rebirth. But the intense self-discipline needed for true spiritual experience calls for specialization of subject and technique. In this reissue, first published in 1974, Christmas Humphreys takes us on aRoutledge RevivalsBuddhismBuddhism.294.3Humphreys Christmas1901-1983.159946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971261803321Exploring Buddhism4489747UNINA