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Title: Buddhism : A Cultural Perspective
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0130847240
ISBN 13: 9780130847249
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: Facsimile.
Condition: Good
Weight: 0.485 pounds

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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. KEY TOPICS: Probes the philosophy and religion of Buddhism and how they relate to cultural traditions.

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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. Probes the philosophy and religion of Buddhism and how they relate to cultural traditions.

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