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Buddhism: A Cultural Perspective
William R. La Fleur, University of California, Los Angeles

ISBN-10: 0130847240
ISBN-13: 9780130847249

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1988
Format: Paper; 160 pp
Published: 03/02/1988

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This book begins with Buddhism's involvement in the culture and thought of India, and observes its moves into other—very different—contexts: China, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Japan, and even the West, to a limited extent. The book accepts the diversity within Buddhism, giving roughly equal treatment to its two major traditions—the Theravada and the Mahayana.

  • introduces new words within reasonable limits and highlights foreign words with italics the first time they appear.
  • probes the philosophy and religion of Buddhism and how they relate to cultural traditions.
  • expresses the differences as well as the continuities in the Buddhist tradition.

I. BUDDHISM AND CULTURE IN HISTORY.

1. Oerview: Bangkok and its Buddhas.

2. A History of Buddhism.

3. Difficult Places along the Middle Path: Dissent and Controversy.

4. Twenty-five Hundreds Years of Poetry.

II. ANALYSIS OF THE BUDDHIST TRADITION: THE THREE TREASURES.

5. The Dharma: Doctrine and Philosophy.

6. The Buddha: Models and Rituals.

7. The Sangha: Community and Modernity.

8. Conclusion.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

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