Buddhist Cosmology : Science & Theology in the Images of Motion and Light

Kloetzli, W. Randolph [ Kloetzli, Randy ]

Published by Motilal Banarsidass (1989), Delhi, 1989

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22x14cm, xvi,195 pp A reprint of the 1983 edition titled "Buddhist Cosmology : From Single World System to Pure Land : Science and Theology in the Images of Motion and Light". Contents: Buddhist Philosophy & the Major Moments of Cosmology;The ' Cakravala' or Single World System: The Monastic Guide to Brahma's Pure Realm; The "Sahasra-Cosmology" or "Cosmology of Thousands": To Multiply what is Unified & Unify what is Multiple; The Drama of "Sahasra- Cosmology" and "The Path"; The "Asankhyeya-Cosmology" or "Cosmology of Innumerables" and the Teaching of Light; The Eschatology of the " Asankhyeya-Cosmology": Buddhas Numerous as the Sands of the Ganga; Conclusion: Motion and Light; Bibliographical Resources. Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buddhist Cosmology : Science & Theology in the Images of Motion and Light
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass (1989), Delhi
• Publication Date: 1989
• Binding: orig.cloth
• Edition: Reprint.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Buddhism