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100 1 $aMaguire, Jack,$d1945-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85109363
245 10 $aEssential Buddhism :$ba complete guide to beliefs and practices /$cJack Maguire.
246 30 $aBuddhism
260 $aNew York :$bPocket Books,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $axx, 262 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tThe Great Awakening: The Buddha and His Legacy --$gCh. 2.$tThe Three Vehicles of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana --$gCh. 3.$tThe Path to Enlightenment: Buddhist Beliefs --$gCh. 4.$tWalking the Way: Buddhist Practices --$gCh. 5.$tThe Dharma Comes to the West --$gCh. 6.$tBuddhism and the New Millennium.
520 1 $a"Four hundred million people call themselves Buddhists today. Yet most Westerners know little about this powerful, Eastern-spawned faith. How did it begin? What do its adherents believe? Why are so many Westerners drawn to it? Essential Buddhism responds to these questions and many more, offering an accessible, global perspective on the religion's past, present, and future.
520 8 $aIt identifies how the principal concepts and practices originated and evolved through diverse cultural adaptations into three formats: Theraveda, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.".
520 8 $a"Essential Buddhism is the single best resource for the novice and the expert alike, exploring the depths of Buddhism's popularity and illuminating its tenets and sensible approach to living. Written in the lucid prose of a longtime professional storyteller, and full of Buddhist tales, scriptural quotes, ancient stories, and contemporary insights, Essential Buddhism is the first complete guide to the faith and the phenomenon."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBuddhism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85017454
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