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Pages: 299
Pages: 299
In this book, David McMahan charts the development of modern Buddhism. He presents modern Buddhism as a complex historical process constituted by a variety of r
Language: en
Pages: 248
Pages: 248
Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected six
Language: en
Pages: 191
Pages: 191
If Buddhism is to remain relevant to the contemporary era, through providing effective solutions to the proliferating and protean discursive problems encountere
Language: en
Pages: 352
Pages: 352
Buddhism in the Modern World explores the challenges faced by Buddhism today, the distinctive forms that it has taken and the individuals and movements that hav
Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
"A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and sci
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Language: en
Pages: 376
Pages: 376
The past couple of decades have witnessed Buddhist communities both continuing the modernization of Buddhism and questioning some of its limitations. In this fa
Language: en
Pages: 564
Pages: 564
By adopting an open, multidisciplinary, and transnational approach, this book sheds new light both on the specific achievements and on the often-unexpected inte
Language: en
Pages: 272
Pages: 272
In Reimagining Zen in a Secular Age André van der Braak uses Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age to describe the encounter between Japanese Zen Buddhism and Weste