The Buddha: life and afterlife between East and West

"Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted his...

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Autor principal: Almond, Philip C. 1950- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
En:Año: 2024
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Buddha 563 a. C.-483 a. C. / Recepción / Mundo occidental
Clasificaciones IxTheo:AX Relaciones inter-religiosas
BL Budismo
T Historia 
Otras palabras clave:B Gautama Buddha
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Almond, Philip C., 1950-: Buddha. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023. - 9781009346788
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Sumario:"Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted historical Buddha of the West"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1009346792