Buddhism made plain : an introduction for Christians and Jews / [print]
Antony Fernando with Leonard Swidler.
- revisedition. edition.
- Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, (c)1985.
- xxii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Revised edition of: Buddhism and Christianity.
Life and personality of Gautama -- The sermon on the four noble truths : exposition of the Middle Path -- Universality of human sorrow : first noble truth -- Cause of sorrow : second noble truth -- Emotionalism in knowledge -- Doctrine of dependent origination : a cause of the greed that causes sorrow --; -- Retribution and rebirth : karma and samsara ; -- Nirvana : relief from mental anguish : third noble truth -- Right understanding : the doctrine of the no-self -- Right thought, right speech, right action -- Right livelihood -- Right effort -- Right mindfulness -- Right concentration -- The challenge of the four noble truths -- Belief in God according to Gautama, Yeshua, and Judaism -- Worship of God : its inner reality -- Liberation according to Gautama, Yeshua, and Judaism.
Rev. edition of: Buddhism and Christianity. Bibliography: pages 133-134. Includes index.
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Buddhism--Doctrines. Christianity and other religions--Buddhism. Judaism--Relations--Buddhism. Buddhism--Relations--Christianity. Buddhism--Relations--Judaism. Buddhism--Doctrines--Introductions.