Description
| Product ID: | 9788119139439 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage |
| Authors: | Author: James Bissett Pratt |
| Page Count: | 772 |
| Subjects: | Buddhism, Buddhism, Buddhist life and practice, Buddhist life & practice |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The issue of clergy and laymen, philosophy, thought and interactions, and adoption of various non-Buddhist elements in different places. Lastly, it talks about the interactions and conflicts between the Buddhism and Christianity. Around the world, there were several books written on Buddhism, as Buddhism and Buddhist studies became quite popular in the twentieth century. This volume provides a sympathetic view of Buddhism and the practices associated with Buddhism. The author begins with a short biography of the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, followed by the positive and negative sides of his discourses, and moral teachings given by him. The book talks about the different types of Buddhism practiced in India, Ceylon, Siam, Cambodia, Burma, China, Korea, and Japan while excluding Buddhism in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia. It also discusses about the rise and popularity of Mahayana Buddhism, temples and monks in China, sects found within Buddhism, such as Zen Buddhism in China, etc. |
| Imprint Name: | Manohar Publishers and Distributors |
| Publisher Name: | Manohar Publishers and Distributors |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-09 |