Exploring Buddhism

by Christmas Humphreys

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The Buddhist field of knowledge is now so vast that few can master all of it, and the study and application of its principles must be a matter of choice. One may choose the magnificent moral philosophy of Theravada, the oldest school, or the Zen training of Japan; or special themes such as the doctrine of No-self, the Mahayana emphasis on compassion or the universal law of Karma and Rebirth. But the intense self-discipline needed for true spiritual experience calls for specialization of show more subject and technique. In this reissue, first published in 1974, Christmas Humphreys takes us on a show less

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
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294.3ReligionOther religionsDharmic religionsBuddhism
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BQ4022 .H85Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionBuddhismBuddhismGeneral works
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