UNMASKING BUDDHISM
Can we talk of Buddhism as a unified religion or are there many Buddhisms? Is Buddhism a religion of tolerance and pacifism as many people think? Is Buddhism a religion without god(s)? Or is it more of a philosophy than a religion? Renowned Buddhist scholar Bernard Faure answers these and other questions about the basic history, beliefs and nature of Buddhism in easy-to-understand language. It is an ideal introduction for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world’s largest and most popular religions.
Can we talk of Buddhism as a unified religion or are there many Buddhisms? Is Buddhism a religion of tolerance and pacifism as many people think? Is Buddhism a religion without god(s)? Or is it more of a philosophy than a religion? Renowned Buddhist scholar Bernard Faure answers these and other questions about the basic history, beliefs and nature of Buddhism in easy-to-understand language. It is an ideal introduction for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world’s largest and most popular religions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1Part I Buddhism in History 5
‚Buddhism is both one and many‘ 7
‚The Buddha is only a man who achieved Awakening‘ 11
‚Buddhism is an Indian religion‘ 18
‚Buddhism is the cult of nothingness‘ 23
‚Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion‘ 27
‚All Buddhists are seeking to achieve Awakening‘ 34
‚Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things‘ 39
‚The belief in karma leads to fatalism‘ 44
‚Buddhism denies the existence of a self‘ 49
‚Buddhism teaches reincarnation‘ 52
Part II Buddhism and Local Cultures 57
‚Buddhism is an atheistic religion‘ 59
‚Buddhism is above all a spirituality‘ 66
‚The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism‘ 71
‚To be Buddhist is to be Zen‘ 76
Part III Buddhism and Society 83
‚Buddhism is a tolerant religion‘ 85
‚Buddhism teaches compassion‘ 89
‚Buddhism is a peaceful religion‘ 93
‚Buddhism affirms that we are all equal‘ 99
‚Buddhism is compatible with science‘ 104
‚Buddhism is a kind of therapy‘ 112
‚Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism‘ 118
‚Buddhism is a universalist teaching‘ 122
‚Buddhism is a religion of monks‘ 129
Conclusion: Buddhism or Neo-Buddhism? 139
Glossary 143
A Short Bibliography 151
Index 153
Über den Autor
Bernard Faure is Kao Professor in Japanese Religion at Columbia University. He has published a number of books in French and English, including: The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism (1991); Chan Insights and Oversights: An Epistemological Critique of the Chan Tradition (1993); Visions of Power: Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism (1996); The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality (1998); The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender (2003); and Double Exposure (2004). He is presently working on a book on Japanese Gods and Demons.
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 168 ● ISBN 9781444356618 ● Dateigröße 0.7 MB ● Verlag John Wiley & Sons ● Erscheinungsjahr 2011 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2389841 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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