This illustrated book for children and families explores the history, culture and religion of Buddhism. It includes information on the different branches of Buddhism and their spread around the world.
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Gr. 5-8. Like other books in the Eyewitness series, this introduction to Buddhism presents a series of topics on double-page spreads, each with a paragraph of text and many excellent color photographs, accompanied by lengthy captions in small type. After discussing the beginning of the Buddhist faith in fifth-century India, Wilkinson looks at different forms of Buddhism in Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan and at Buddhist teachings, practices, temples, festivals, and culture. The highly visual approach lends itself well to introducing subjects such as Buddhist symbols, but it is much less effective in presenting broad topics such as "The Cycle of Life," which deals with ceremonies marking passages such as birth, marriage, and death as practiced in different Buddhist communities worldwide. Still, the book provides a visually appealing introduction to Buddhism and is a good source of photos of Buddhist sites, art, and artifacts. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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By L. Sansei "Bookeater Lisa" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buddhism (Eyewitness Books) (Library Binding)
We were very interested in how this complicated and ancient religion would be portrayed from a Western, visiting eye. We were pleased at DK's clear delineation between the major sects were given as much devotion to detail as the sects in DK's Christian book (as well as fair portrayal in the DK Religions book!). The differences included practices by the people versus the monks, by evolution through countries, and recent adaptation to America. I don't know that the Editorial Reviewer got it right when they said the belief in afterlife was obscured. It's a Western measurement that negates what the DK Religions book and Buddhism book gives a vantage to. Very interesting stuff for those ready to move past the 9/11 God-centered/Christian-Islamic dialogue toward a more inclusive world view! Read on about Eastern religions that preceded these dialogues by a few hundred years! Very insightful!
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BUDDHISM BEGAN in India in the 5th century BCE (before the common era, the term used by non-Christians for BC). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Noble Eightfold Path, Sri Lanka, Wheel of Life, Triple Refuge, Tibetan Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhists, Tantric Buddhists, Bodhi Tree, Diamond Sutra, Theravada Buddhists, Theravada Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Bodh Gaya, New Year, Some Buddhists Browse Sample Pages:
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BUDDHISM BEGAN in India in the 5th century BCE (before the common era, the term used by non-Christians for BC). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Noble Eightfold Path, Sri Lanka, Wheel of Life, Triple Refuge, Tibetan Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhists, Tantric Buddhists, Bodhi Tree, Diamond Sutra, Theravada Buddhists, Theravada Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Bodh Gaya, New Year, Some Buddhists Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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