Concise History of BuddhismAn ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism during its 2,500 years of history and describes its varied developments in India, Buddhism's homeland, as well as its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Japan to the Middle East. A fascinating insight into the historical progress of one of the world's great religions. |
Contents
The Path to Awakening | |
The Early saṅgha | |
The Councils | |
The Buddhist Schools | |
The Mainstream Buddhist Canon 10 The Abhidharma | |
Origins of the Mahāyāna | |
New Scriptures | |
The Bodhisattva | |
The Madhyamaka | |
The Yogācāra | |
The Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine | |
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