LEADER 03708nam 22005654a 450 001 9910826161403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-36091-7 010 $a9786610360918 010 $a0-8135-3778-9 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813537788 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246481 035 $a(EBL)979577 035 $a(OCoLC)804665112 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000138846 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143717 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138846 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10101331 035 $a(PQKB)11196305 035 $a(DE-B1597)529899 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813537788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC979577 035 $a(OCoLC)62266054 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246481 100 $a20040524d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe different paths of Buddhism $ea narrative-historical introduction /$fCarl Olson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (x, 291 pages) $cillustrations, map 311 0 $a0-8135-3562-X 311 0 $a0-8135-3561-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tAcknowledgments --$t1 Crows and Monks: Introduction --$t2 The Elephant and the Buddha --$t3 The Narrative Path of the Buddha --$t4 Ethical and Political Implications of Buddhist Narratives --$t5 The Tale of Beggars and Donors --$t6 The Feminine Narrative in Buddhism --$t7 Stories from Buddhist Villages --$t8 The Bodhisattva?s Path to Perfection --$t9 Secret Narratives: Philosophies of Emptiness --$t10 Devotional Voices of the Pure Land --$t11 Tales of Lamas: Tibetan Buddhism --$t12 The No-Narrative of Seated Meditation: Zen --$t13 New Narratives: Recent Paths of Reform and Revival --$tChronology --$tAbbreviations --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aFor centuries, Buddhist teachers and laypeople have used stories, symbols, cultural metaphors, and anecdotes to teach and express their religious views. In this introductory textbook, Carl Olson draws on these narrative traditions to detail the development of Buddhism from the life of the historical Buddha to the present. By organizing the text according to the structure of Buddhist thought and teaching, Olson avoids imposing a Western perspective that traditional texts commonly bring to the subject. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to the main branches of the Buddhist tradition in both the Mahayana and Theravada schools, including the Madhyamika school, the Yogacara school, Pure Land devotionalism, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and village folk Buddhist traditions. Chapters explore the life and teachings of the Buddha in historical context, the early development and institutionalization of Buddhism, its geographic spread across Asia and eventually to the United States, philosophy and ethics, the relationship between monks and laity, political and ethical implications, the role of women in the Buddhist tradition, and contemporary reinterpretations of Buddhism. Drawn from decades of classroom experience, this creative and ambitious text combines expert scholarship and engaging stories that offer a much-needed perspective to the existing literature on the topic. 606 $aBuddhism 615 0$aBuddhism. 676 $a294.3 700 $aOlson$b Carl$0614704 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826161403321 996 $aThe different paths of Buddhism$94000795 997 $aUNINA