Robinson, Richard H., 1926-,

The Buddhist religion : a historical introduction / [print] Richard H. Robinson, Willard L. Johnson, assisted by Kathryn Tsai, Shinzen Young. - third edition. - Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, (c)1982. - xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - The religious life of man series . - Religious life of man series. .



PART 1: The Buddhism of South Asia. Introduction ; 1. Gautama's enlightenment ; 2. The Buddha as teacher ; 3. Development of Indian Buddhism ; 4. Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism in India ; 5. Soteriology and pantheon of the Mahayana ; 6. Buddhist Tantra ; 7. Facets of later Indian Buddhism ; PART 2: The development of Buddhism outside India. Introduction ; 8. The Buddhism of Southeast Asia ; 9. Buddhism in the Tibetan culture area ; 10. East Asian Buddhism ; 11. Buddhism Comes West -- Appendix: Buddhist meditation -- Glossary -- An overview of the Buddhist scriptures.



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