04201cam a22006734a 4500 ocm62266054 OCoLC 20200709055123.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 051112s2005 njuab ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng pn N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ ADU E7B DKDLA IDEBK OCLCQ ZCU OCLCF P@U OCLCQ NLGGC OCLCQ EBLCP MHW COO OCLCQ JSTOR 166103298 191937313 474882128 475752069 614811352 646738686 666953494 722400121 756527012 804665112 814369851 888532335 0813537789 (electronic bk.) 9780813537788 (electronic bk.) 9780813535623 081353562X 9780813535616 0813535611 1280360917 9781280360916 (OCoLC)62266054 (OCoLC)166103298 (OCoLC)191937313 (OCoLC)474882128 (OCoLC)475752069 (OCoLC)614811352 (OCoLC)646738686 (OCoLC)666953494 (OCoLC)722400121 (OCoLC)756527012 (OCoLC)804665112 (OCoLC)814369851 (OCoLC)888532335 22573/ctt19rgcf3 JSTOR BQ4022 .O57 2005eb REL 007000 bisacsh HRDG1 bicssc REL007000 bisacsh 294.3 22 11.93 bcl MAIN Olson, Carl. The different paths of Buddhism [electronic resource] : a narrative-historical introduction / Carl Olson. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005. 1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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. "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. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Buddhism. Bouddhisme. RELIGION Buddhism General. bisacsh Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst00840028 Boeddhisme. gtt RELIGION / Buddhism / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Olson, Carl. Different paths of Buddhism. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005 081353562X 0813535611 (DLC) 2004011754 (OCoLC)55495064 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=142740 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL979577 ebrary EBRY ebr10091285 EBSCOhost EBSC 142740 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 36091 Project MUSE MUSE muse21365 YBP Library Services YANK 2362715 92 N$T 48963 48963