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Buddhism : on the path to Nirvana / text : Swati Chopra ; foreword Professor Lokesh Chandra.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Mercury Books, c2005.Description: 160 p. : ill. 29 cmISBN:
  • 1-904668-666
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R BQ 4012 .B859 2005
Summary: Deals with Buddhism ,citing it core value of being "human" and other sentient beings.Professor Lokesh Chandra cites:"Buddhist values are founded in in a humane ,spiritual mind-ground ,in the integrity of our consciousness,and in a commitment to life.Dukha,sadness ,is the negative space of life,imperfections of all kinds,whose cessation is nivana.It is to experience the nobility of life without intervention of concepts."Illustrations are provided to assist in the understanding of what Buddhism is, its varying aspects depicted -stupas,monasteries,temples,rites and ceremonies,rock carvings,religious objects and symbols,and lamas in prayer.Contents:The Buddha,The Movement Forward,The essence of Buddha Dharma,New Horizons,In the Footsteps of the Buddha,Modern Resurgence.
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Deals with Buddhism ,citing it core value of being "human" and other sentient beings.Professor Lokesh Chandra cites:"Buddhist values are founded in in a humane ,spiritual mind-ground ,in the integrity of our consciousness,and in a commitment to life.Dukha,sadness ,is the negative space of life,imperfections of all kinds,whose cessation is nivana.It is to experience the nobility of life without intervention of concepts."Illustrations are provided to assist in the understanding of what Buddhism is, its varying aspects depicted -stupas,monasteries,temples,rites and ceremonies,rock carvings,religious objects and symbols,and lamas in prayer.Contents:The Buddha,The Movement Forward,The essence of Buddha Dharma,New Horizons,In the Footsteps of the Buddha,Modern Resurgence.

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