The Buddhist Tradition: In India, China and Japan
In India, China and Japan
$32.27
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 July 1988
Summary
This book, compiled from basic Buddhist writings, presents a survey of Buddhist thought in India, China, and Japan, covering the central doctrines and practices that has profoundly influenced human life in Asia. Developments in practical ethics, social attitudes, philosophical speculation, and religious and aesthetic contemplation are represented by selected excerpts from basic writings with succinct introductions and commentary. From these one may observe not only the remarkable vitality of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394716961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394716965 |
| Author: | William Theodore De Bary |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 1988 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 108mm x 187mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
About The Author
William Theodore De Bary
WM. Theodore de Bary, Carpentier Professor of Oriental Studies at Columbia University, is Provost Emeritus of that university. From 1969-70 he was president of the Association for Asian Studies. He is editor and coauthor of the three-volume Sources of Indian, Chinese and Japanese Tradition; Approaches to Asian Civilization; A Guide to Oriental Classics; and Self and Society in Ming Thought.
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