TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olson,Carl
TI  - The different paths of Buddhism: a narrative-historical introduction 
SN  - 0813537789
AV  - BQ4022 .O57 2005eb
U1  - 294.3 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Bouddhisme
KW  - aat
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Boeddhisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; I: Origins and historical development -- Crows and monks: introduction -- The elephant and the Buddha -- 2: Theravāda philosophy and practice -- The narrative path of the Buddha -- Ethical and political implications of Buddhist narratives -- The tale of beggars and donors -- The feminine narrative in Buddhism -- Stories from Buddhists villages -- 3: Major Mahāyāna movements and schools -- The Bodhisattva's path to perfection -- Secret narratives: philosophies of emptiness -- Devotional voices of the pure land -- Tales of Lamas: Tibetan Buddhism -- The no-narrative of seated meditation: Zen -- New narratives: recent paths of reform and revival
N2  - "Offers a comprehensive introduction to the main branches of the Buddhist tradition in both the Mahayana and Theravada schools, including the Madhyamika school, the Yogacara school, Pure Land devotionalism, Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and village folk Buddhist traditions. Chapters explore the life and teachings of the Buddha in historical context, the early development and institutionalization of Buddhism, its geographic spread across Asia and eventually to the United States, philosophy and ethics, the relationship between monks and laity, political and ethical implications, the role of women in the Buddhist tradition, and contemporary reinterpretations of Buddhism."--Page 4 of cover
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