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The spirit of the Buddha / Martine Batchelor.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sacred literature seriesPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (179 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780300175004
  • 0300175000
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spirit of the Buddha.DDC classification:
  • 294.3/82 22
LOC classification:
  • BQ1172.E5 B38 2010eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The life -- The dhamma, the teachings -- The community of monks and nuns -- Practice -- Compassion -- Ethics -- Peace -- Transmission -- Continuity and transformation -- Modern times.
Summary: In this slim, enlightening volume, internationally recognized Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor presents the basic tenets and teachings of the Buddha through a selection of essential texts from the Pali canon, the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Viewed by scholars as the actual substance of the historical teachings (and possibly even the words) of the Buddha, these texts are essential to an understanding of the Buddhist faith, and Batchelor illuminates them with her lucid analysis and interpretations. Both accessible to nonpractitioners and helpful to scholars, The Spirit of the Buddha touches upon key themes, including dharma, compassion, meditation, and peace, among others, creating a panoramic view of one of the world's most widely practiced faiths that is deeply rooted in its most vital texts.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)442038

"Published in association with the International Sacred Literature Trust."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179).

The life -- The dhamma, the teachings -- The community of monks and nuns -- Practice -- Compassion -- Ethics -- Peace -- Transmission -- Continuity and transformation -- Modern times.

Print version record.

In this slim, enlightening volume, internationally recognized Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor presents the basic tenets and teachings of the Buddha through a selection of essential texts from the Pali canon, the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Viewed by scholars as the actual substance of the historical teachings (and possibly even the words) of the Buddha, these texts are essential to an understanding of the Buddhist faith, and Batchelor illuminates them with her lucid analysis and interpretations. Both accessible to nonpractitioners and helpful to scholars, The Spirit of the Buddha touches upon key themes, including dharma, compassion, meditation, and peace, among others, creating a panoramic view of one of the world's most widely practiced faiths that is deeply rooted in its most vital texts.