About this title: "Theravada Buddhism" is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and parts of South East Asia. The Buddha preached in north-east India in about the fifth-century BC. He claimed that human beings are responsible for their own salvation, and put forward a new ideal of the holy life, establishing a monastic Order to enable men and women to pursue that ideal. For most of its history the fortunes of Theravada, the most conservative form of Buddhism, have been identified with those of that Order. Under the great Indian emperor, Asoka, himself a ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 1988-02-25
ISBN-13:9780415075855ISBN:0415075858
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Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780415075855ISBN:0415075858
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2006-08-08
ISBN-13:9780415365093ISBN:0415365090
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780415365093ISBN:0415365090
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.433 by 8.504 inches. Acknowledgements and recommendations for further reading 1. introduction 2. gotama buddha's problem situation 3. the buddha's dhamma 4. the sangha's discipline 5. the accomodation between buddhism and society in ancient india 6. the buddhist tradition in sri lanka 7. protestant buddhism 8. current trends, new problems works cited, abbreviations and primary sources references index widely recognized as the classic introduction to the field, richard ... read more
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Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780415365093ISBN:0415365090
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. (256 pages) "theravada buddhism" is widely recognised as the classic introduction to the branch of buddhism found in sri lanka and parts of south east asia. written by a leading authority on theravada buddhism, this book takes account of the research, including the controversies of the date of the buddha and social and political developments in sri lanka. edition n. e of 2r. e (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780415365086ISBN:0415365082
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780415365086ISBN:0415365082
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 5.433 by 8.504 inches. Acknowledgements and recommendations for further reading 1. introduction 2. gotama buddha's problem situation 3. the buddha's dhamma 4. the sangha's discipline 5. the accomodation between buddhism and society in ancient india 6. the buddhist tradition in sri lanka 7. protestant buddhism 8. current trends, new problems works cited, abbreviations and primary sources references index widely recognized as the classic introduction to the field, richard ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books Ltd
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780710213198ISBN:0710213190
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780415075855ISBN:0415075858
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"This is a great, easily readable book about a topic that could have been tediously dry. I recommend it to all contemporary practitioners of Buddhism. It's first five chapters alone are worth the price of the book as Gombrich details the social climate that went into conditioning the Buddha's path and teachings.
This book will also disabuse those western practitioners overly idealistic about "Buddhism" and perhaps lead to a more level-headed and nuanced understanding of this rich, complex and ever evolving tradition."
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