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Unmasking Buddhism / Bernard Faure.
| Author/creator | Faure, Bernard |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, |
| Description | vi, 159 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Buddhism in history -- Buddhism is both one and many at the same time -- The Buddha is only a man who achieved awakening -- Buddhism is an Indian religion -- Buddhism is the cult of nothingness -- Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion -- All Buddhists are seeking to achieve awakening -- Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things -- The belief in karma leads to fatalism -- Buddhism denies the existence of a self -- Buddhism teaches reincarnation -- Buddhism and local cultures -- Buddhism is an atheistic religion -- Buddhism is above all a spirituality -- The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism -- To be Buddhist is to be Zen -- Buddhism and society -- Buddhism is a tolerant religion -- Buddhism teaches compassion -- Buddhism is a peaceful religion -- Buddhism affirms that we are all equal -- Buddhism is compatible with science -- Buddhism is a kind of therapy -- Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism -- Buddhism is a universalist teaching -- Buddhism is a religion detached from the world -- Conclusion: Buddhism or neo-Buddhism? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008049752 |
| ISBN | 9781405180658 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405180641 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |