World Religions Eastern Traditions,9780195415216

World Religions Eastern Traditions

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780195415216
ISBN10: 0195415213
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-07-26
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

This second edition of the introductory text World Religions: Eastern Traditions examines in detail the major Eastern religious traditions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Each tradition is explored in depth from its origins, through its development, to the religion's meaning andpractice in today's society.

Table of Contents

Photographs iv
Figures v
Acknowledgements vi
A Personal Invitation 1(11)
The Hindu Tradition
12(114)
Vasudha Narayanan
The Sikh Tradition
126(34)
Willard G. Oxtoby
The Jain Tradition
160(38)
Vasudha Narayanan
The Buddhist Tradition
198(118)
Roy C. Amore
Julia Ching
East Asian Religions
316(114)
Julia Ching
Asian and Pacific Horizons
430(19)
Willard G. Oxtoby
The Nature of Religion
449(22)
Willard G. Oxtoby
Appendix One Transliteration of South Asian Terms 471(2)
Appendix Two East Asian Dynastic Eras and Transliteration of Chinese Terms 473(1)
Credits 474(5)
Index 479

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