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Buddhism in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions)

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This anthology illustrates the scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present, by presenting a selection of 48 translated texts including hagiographies, monastic rules, pilgrimage songs, apocryphal sutras, and didactic tales from India, China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma. Most of these pieces have never before been translated into a Western language, and each is preceded by an introduction by its translator. Together they are designed to reshape the way in which Buddhism is understood. These sources provide the reader with a sense of the diversity of the practices of persons who over the course of 2500 years have been identified, by themselves or by others, as Buddhists. In this rich variety there are often contradictions, such that the practices of one Buddhist community might seem strange or unfamiliar to another. At the same time, however, there is evidence here of many continuities among the practices of Buddhist cultures widely separated by both history and topography. From "A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities" through "On Becoming a Buddhist Wizard" to "Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful," the selections here provi

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Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0691044422
Category: Books > Subjects > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Philosophy
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 13 September 1995
Listed Since: 13 February 2007

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