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The religions of the east paths to enlightenment

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  • Author: Prothero, Stephen R.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2005
    Summary:

    In this course, Boston University professor Stephen Prothero cultivates literacy in the principal religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.

    Contents:
    • The nature of religion and how Asian religions complicate things
    • Hinduism before Hinduism: Vedic religion
    • Hinduism as a way of wisdom
    • Hinduism as a way of devotion
    • Sikhism: the way of the disciples
    • Hinduism and Sikhism in America
    • Theravada Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
    • Mahayana Buddhism: emptiness and compassion
    • Zen Buddhism: Koans and Zaze
    • Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama
    • Buddhism in America
    • Confucianism: becoming human by becoming social
    • Daoism: becoming human by becoming natural
    • Pop goes the Buddha: Asian religions in popular culture.
    Genre:
    Body, mind and spirit
    Sujets: Buddhism | Confucianism | Hinduism | Sikhism | Taoism
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449868666