Buddhism in the modern world /
A comprehensive view of today's Buddhism, East and West, written for the lay reader
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Language: | English German |
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New York :
Macmillan,
c1976
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Background: g 1. The basic teachings of Buddhism / Hajime Nakamura
- 2. Theravāda Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Southeast Asia, and India: 2. Introduction / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 3. Theravāda Buddhism in the twentieth century / Joseph M. Kitagawa and Frank Reynolds
- 4. Contemporary Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) / Antony Fernando
- 5. Contemporary Burmese Buddhism / Winston L. King
- 6. Recent developments in Thai Buddhism / Donald K. Swearer
- 7. Contemporary Khmer Buddhism / Marcello Zago
- 8. Buddhism in contemporary Laos / Marcello Zago
- 9. Buddhism in India today / Adele M. Fiske
- 10. Contemporary Buddhism in Indonesia / J.W.M. Bakker
- 3. Mahāyāna Buddhism in East Asia and the Himalaya lands: 11. Introduction / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 12. Buddhism in China today / Holmes Welch
- 13. Buddhism in Taiwan / Yves Raguin
- 14. Buddhism in Vietnam / Heinz Bechert and Vu Duy-Tu
- 15. Buddhism in Malaysia / Alex Wayman
- 16. Contemporary Buddhism in Korea / Heinrich Dumoulin
- g 17. Buddhism in modern Japan / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 18. Tibetan Buddhism today / David L. Snellgrove
- 19. Present-day Buddhism in Nepal / John K. Locke
- 4. Buddhism influences outside Asia: 20. Buddhism in the Western world / Ernst Benz.
- 1 Background: g 1. The basic teachings of Buddhism / Hajime Nakamura
- 2. Theravāda Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Southeast Asia, and India: 2. Introduction / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 3. Theravāda Buddhism in the twentieth century / Joseph M. Kitagawa and Frank Reynolds
- 4. Contemporary Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) / Antony Fernando
- 5. Contemporary Burmese Buddhism / Winston L. King
- 6. Recent developments in Thai Buddhism / Donald K. Swearer
- 7. Contemporary Khmer Buddhism / Marcello Zago
- 8. Buddhism in contemporary Laos / Marcello Zago
- 9. Buddhism in India today / Adele M. Fiske
- 10. Contemporary Buddhism in Indonesia / J.W.M. Bakker
- 3. Mahāyāna Buddhism in East Asia and the Himalaya lands: 11. Introduction / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 12. Buddhism in China today / Holmes Welch
- 13. Buddhism in Taiwan / Yves Raguin
- 14. Buddhism in Vietnam / Heinz Bechert and Vu Duy-Tu
- 15. Buddhism in Malaysia / Alex Wayman
- 16. Contemporary Buddhism in Korea / Heinrich Dumoulin
- g 17. Buddhism in modern Japan / Heinrich Dumoulin
- 18. Tibetan Buddhism today / David L. Snellgrove
- 19. Present-day Buddhism in Nepal / John K. Locke
- 4. Buddhism influences outside Asia: 20. Buddhism in the Western world / Ernst Benz.