Buddhism (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Sir Monier Williams

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451006896 ISBN 13 : 9781451006896

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore Buddhism from its Indian roots to its modern forms, with clear context and balanced insight.

The book offers a comprehensive view that places Buddhism in dialogue with Brahmanism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Christianity. It blends scholarly study with accessible explanation, aiming to satisfy readers who seek both accuracy and readability.

Written to advance understanding across cultures, it draws on recent scholarship, travels to Buddhist sites, and attention to languages like Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan. It also explains major Tibetan and Mongol influences and how these shaped Buddhist practice in Asia.

• A clear, broad survey of Buddhism’s origins, development, and modern expressions


• Discussion of key figures, schools, and regional movements across India, Tibet, and Mongolia


• Notes on language, translation, and how Buddhist ideas have been presented in different traditions


• Examples that illuminate contrasts and similarities with Christianity and other faiths

Ideal for readers of history and religion who want a thoughtful, balanced introduction to Buddhism and its place in world culture.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Buddhism

The 'Duff Lectures' for 1888 were delivered by me at Edinburgh in the month of March. In introducing my subject, I spoke to the following effect: -

'I wish to express my deep sense of the responsibility which the writing of these Lectures has laid upon me, and my earnest desire that they may, by their usefulness, prove in some degree worthy of the great missionary whose name they bear.

'Dr. Duff was a man of power, who left his own foot-print so deeply impressed on the soil of Bengal, that its traces are never likely to be effaced, and still serve to encourage less ardent spirits, who are striving to imitate his example in the same field of labour.

'But not only is the impress of his vigorous personality still fresh in Bengal. He has earned an en during reputation throughout India and the United Kingdom, as the prince of educational missionaries. He was in all that he undertook an enthusiastic and indefatigable workman, of whom, if of any human being, it might be truly said, that, when called upon to quit the sphere of his labours, "he needed not to be ashamed."

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451006896
• ISBN 13: 9781451006896
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 612
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