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Entender el Budismo

Orígenes, creencias, prácticas, textos sagrados, lugares sagrados

by (author) Malcolm David Eckel

translated by Maite Rodríguez Fischer

Publisher
Blume
Initial publish date
Sep 2005
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9788480765060
    Publish Date
    Sep 2005
    List Price
    $26.95

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Buddhism is an increasingly potent spiritual force in the West, having attracted thousands of followers. This concise volume traces the development of Buddhism from its origins in ancient India to the modern day, and introduces its key tenets: the life of the Buddha, spiritual and ethical teachings, ritual and ceremony, art and architecture, sacred writings, karma, meditation and enlightenment, and death and the afterlife. Una de las religiones más grandes del mundo, el Budismo se ha convertido en una fuerza espiritual creciente en el Occidente y ha reunido a muchos miles de seguidores. Este volumen traza el curso del budismo, desde sus orígenes en la antigua India hasta su lugar en la sociedad occidental actual, y introduce los temas clave de la fe budista: la vida de Buda, sus enseñanzas espirituales y éticas, ritual y ceremoniales, arte y arquitectura, textos sagrados, karma, meditación e iluminación, y muerte y vida futura.

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Contributor Notes

Malcolm David Eckel is an associate professor of religion at Boston University. He is the author of Jnanagarbha on the Two Truths and To See the Buddha.

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