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Understanding Buddhism 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§Its compelling biographical genre reveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions, and rewards of living in a Buddhist society§Case studies have been carefully chosen to cover a range of Asian and modern Western Buddhists§The text convey a full sample of possible Buddhist orientations in contemporary and historical contexts

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Buddhism

• Full title: Buddhists - Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners
• Author: Todd Lewis
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 352
• EAN: 9780470658178
• ISBN: 0470658177
• ID: 02397656
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Weight: 700 g
• Dimensions: 245 × 176 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. May 2014

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