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Tracing the Sources: An Anthology of Translations from The Eastern Buddhist (Eastern Buddhist Voices)
Michael Pye
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Description for Tracing the Sources: An Anthology of Translations from The Eastern Buddhist (Eastern Buddhist Voices)
Paperback. Early issues of The Eastern Buddhist contain short translations from various Buddhist texts, some of them quite important and all of considerable interest. Assembled here is a selection of those texts which have stood the test of time. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 black and white figures. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Early issues of The Eastern Buddhist contain short translations from various Buddhist texts, some of them quite important and all of considerable interest. Since they are set unobtrusively between modern statements and arguments about the nature of Buddhism, and in any case are difficult to locate, they have often gone unnoticed by students. Assembled here is a selection of those texts which have stood the test of time. Derived from Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese originals, they illustrate the importance of lay spirituality for Japanese Buddhists, both in the nenbutsu tradition and in the wider context of Mahayana Buddhism. Drawing them ... Read more
Early issues of The Eastern Buddhist contain short translations from various Buddhist texts, some of them quite important and all of considerable interest. Since they are set unobtrusively between modern statements and arguments about the nature of Buddhism, and in any case are difficult to locate, they have often gone unnoticed by students. Assembled here is a selection of those texts which have stood the test of time. Derived from Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese originals, they illustrate the importance of lay spirituality for Japanese Buddhists, both in the nenbutsu tradition and in the wider context of Mahayana Buddhism. Drawing them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
Series
Eastern Buddhist Voices
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908049155
SKU
V9781908049155
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About Michael Pye
Michael Pye is Professor (emeritus) at Marburg University and a visiting Research Associate of Otani University in Kyoto. His writings have ranged widely over problems in the study of religions, studies in Buddhist thought and many aspects of contemporary Japanese religion. His major publications include Skilful Means and Emerging from Meditation.
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