Great World Religions Buddhism, Part 1
Twelve lectures delivered by Professor Malcolm David Eckel of Boston University in which he presents a survey of Buddhism from its origins in India to contemporary times in America. The course introduces the vitality and adaptability of Buddhism which has transformed civilizations in Asia and become...
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| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Co.,
p2003.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Great courses (Compact disc)
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Table of Contents:
- lecture 1. Buddhism as a world religion
- lecture 2. The life of the Buddha
- lecture 3. "All is suffering"
- lecture 4. The path to Nirvana
- lecture 5. The Buddhist community
- lecture 6. Mahayana Buddhism
- the Bodhisattva ideal
- lecture 7. Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- lecture 8. Emptiness
- lecture 9. Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
- lecture 10. Buddhism in Tibet
- lecture 11. Buddhism in China
- lecture 12. Buddhism in Japan.
