Buddhist Spirituality: Indian, Southeast Asian, Tibetian, Early Chinese (World Spirituality) [Paperback]

Takeuchi Yoshinori (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824514521 | ISBN-13: 978-0824514525 | Publication Date: February 1, 1995

Buddhism has focused intensively on the aspect of religion that we call spirituality. No religion has set a higher value on the states of spiritual insight and liberation, and none has set forth so methodically and with such a wealth of reflection the various paths and disciplines by which such states are reached. The present volume covers earliy Buddhism as it unfolded in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, and China. Despite the great chronological and geographical sweep of this volume, a deliberate effort has been made to identify the distinctive core of Buddhist spirituality. That core is found in two themes that pervade the book and offer a promising point of entry into the immense and often unfamiliar world of Buddhist thought. They are meditation, which is central to Part One ("Early Buddhism and Theravada"), and emptiness, which is recurrent in Parts Two and Three, dealing with the Mahayana movement in India and its acculturation in Tibet and China.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This in-depth survey of Buddhist spirituality focuses on early Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism. It emphasizes meditation as the expression and means of spirituality, focusing on the rise of Mahayana and early Chinese developments. Twenty-one scholars contribute sections that are authoritative, clear, comprehensive, and yet concise. A second volume, comprising later Chinese developments, Japanese and Korean Buddhism, new Buddhist religions, and Buddhist cosmology, will supplement the current volume. Useful in its entirety or as a reference work, this is essential for all libraries.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company (February 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824514521
• ISBN-13: 978-0824514525
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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