Book
Buddhism : a concise introduction / Huston Smith and Philip Novak.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060506962 (cloth)
- Physical Description: xiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-230) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I : Wheel of the Dharma -- Man who woke up ; Silent sage ; Rebel saint ; Four noble truths ; Eightfold path ; Other core Buddhist concepts : nirvana, anatta, the three marks of existence, dependent arising, and emptiness ; Theravada and Mahayana : the great divide ; Vipassana : the Theravadin way of insight ; Zen Buddhism : the secret of the flower ; Tibetan Buddhism : the diamond thunderbolt ; Image of the crossing ; Confluence of Buddhism and Hinduism in India -- Part II : Wheel rolls West -- New migration ; America the Buddha full ; Adaptations : the new Buddhism ; America starts meditating I : the ways of Zen ; America starts meditating II : Tibetan Buddhism in exile ; America starts meditating III : Vipassana movement -- Afterword : Flowering of faith : Buddhism's pure land tradition. |
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| Subject: | Buddhism > United States > History > 20th century. Buddhism > Doctrines. Buddhism > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 294.3 SMIT (Text) | 34455004984916 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
