Great World Religions Buddhism

Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that a...

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Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Other Authors: Aigret, Jaimée M., Dunton, Tom, Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, c2003.
Series:Great courses (DVD). Religion.
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511 0 |a Twelve lectures of thirty minutes each by Malcolm David Eckel, Associate Professor of Religion at Boston University. 
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520 |a Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that all life is suffering, bliss can be achieved in this life. Buddhism's core philosophy that nothing is permanent--all is change--has made it an astonishingly lively and adaptable religion. Buddhism has transformed the civilizations of India and much of Asia, and has now become a vital part of Western culture. Course guidebook available at Schlow's Reference Desk. 
505 0 |a Disc 1 : 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. 
505 0 |a Disc 2 : 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. 
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