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200 10$aUnmasking Buddhism /$fBernard Faure
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aMalden, MA ;$aChichester, West Sussex $cWiley-Blackwell$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (220 p.)
225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 
300   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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"
327   $a"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
330   $aAn 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
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