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Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners
Todd Lewis
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Description for Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners
Paperback. Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives of Practitioners provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Editor(s): Lewis, Todd. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives of Practitioners provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition.
- Portrays the foundational principles of Buddhist belief through the lives of believers, illustrating how the religion is put into practice in everyday life
- Takes as its foundation the inherent diversity within Buddhist society, rather than focusing on the spiritual and philosophical elite within Buddhism
- Reveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions, and rewards of living in a Buddhist society
- Features carefully chosen case ... Read more
- Explores a broad range of possible Buddhist orientations in contemporary and historical contexts
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Lived Religions
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470658185
SKU
V9780470658185
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About Todd Lewis
Todd Lewis is Professor in the Religious Studies Department at The College of the Holy Cross. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the social history of Buddhism. His most recent book, Sugata Saurabha: A Poem on the Life of the Buddha by Chittadhar Hridaya of Nepal, was awarded the Toshide Numata Book Prize for the best book ... Read more
Reviews for Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners
“…this volume goes far in filling this lacuna in our teaching resources by presenting a series of biographies of Buddhists that demonstrates the way in which they try and live their lives asBuddhists.” (H-Net.org, 1 June 2015)