Buddhist scriptures. (2004)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Buddhist scriptures. (2004)
- Main Title:
- Buddhist scriptures
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Donald S. Lopez.
- Other Names:
- Jr, Lopez, Donald S, 1952-
- Contents:
- The Buddhist universe. The realms of rebirth ; A call to practise ; Karma tales ; A lesson from a ghost ; A scripture that protects kings ; One Buddha per universe ; Two Buddhas seated side by side ; Rebirth in the land of bliss ; Avoiding hell, gaining heaven ; A Chinese pilgrim in India ; A sacred peak ; Maitreya describes the future. -- The Buddha. The three jewels ; The noble search ; A life of the Buddha ; Māyā, mother of the Buddha ; Why the Buddha had good digestion ; A king gives away his head ; Rūpyāvatī gives away her breasts ; How the Buddha became a Bodhisattva ; Providing the Buddha ; Enshrining a relic ; The consecration of a Buddha image ; A hymn to the Buddha. -- Monastic life. The evolution of the ordination ; Making men into monks ; A murderer becomes a monk ; The ascetic ideal ; Monks in the Mahāyāna ; Making new monastic rules ; Lives of eminent monks and nuns ; The nine patriarchs of the East ; Taking the Vinaya across the sea ; Zen for national defence ; How a monk freed his mother from hell ; Living in the degenerate age.
- Edition:
- New edition
- Publisher Details:
- London : Penguin
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xlix, 556 pages)
- Subjects:
- 294.3/8
Sacred Texts
Buddhism
Buddhist literature
Buddhist literature -- Translations into English
Buddhism -- Sacred books
Buddhismus
Electronic books
Sacred books
Translations - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781101488195
1101488190
9780141909370
0141909374 - Related ISBNs:
- 014044758X
9780140447583 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages xlii-xlix).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.193006
- Ingest File:
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