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Buddhism, a way of life and thought / Nancy Wilson Ross. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, (c)1981.Edition: First Vintage books editionDescription: xi, 208 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780394747545
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BQ4022.R825.B833 1981
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Contents:
Introduction to general teaching and practice -- Three specific approaches to Buddhism: Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism.
Subject: "The lucid and graceful ease with which Nancy Wilson Ross reviews the history and elucidates the methods of the great schools of Buddhism is unmatched - as far as I know - in the literature of the subject. 'Buddhism: A Way of Life and Thought' will be for scholars as delightful a refreshment of their interest and learning as it will be an enlightening and fascinating introduction for readers only now discovering this first and greatest of the world religions." -- Cover page 4.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BQ4022.R825.B833 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001848973

Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1980.

The Buddha's life story and basic teachings -- Introduction to general teaching and practice -- Three specific approaches to Buddhism: Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism.

"The lucid and graceful ease with which Nancy Wilson Ross reviews the history and elucidates the methods of the great schools of Buddhism is unmatched - as far as I know - in the literature of the subject. 'Buddhism: A Way of Life and Thought' will be for scholars as delightful a refreshment of their interest and learning as it will be an enlightening and fascinating introduction for readers only now discovering this first and greatest of the world religions." -- Cover page 4.

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