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Malcolm David Eckel presents 24 lectures concerning the history and funadmental teachings of Buddhism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eckel, Malcolm David, 1946-
Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2001]
Series:Great courses (Audiocassette)
Subjects:
Buddhism.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. disc. 1. What is Buddhism? ; India at the time of the Buddha
  • disc 2. The doctrine of reincarnation ; The story of the Buddha
  • disc 3. All is suffering ; The path to nirvana
  • disc 4. The Buddhist monastic community ; Buddhist art and architecture
  • disc 5. Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia ; Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva ideal
  • disc 6. Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ; Emptiness
  • pt. II. disc 7. Buddhist philosophy ; Buddhist tantra
  • disc 8. The theory and practice of the Mandala ; The "first diffusion of the Dharma" in Tibet
  • disc 9. The schools of Tibetan Buddhism ; The Dalai Lama
  • disc 10. The origins of Chinese Buddhism ; The classical period of Chinese Buddhism
  • disc 11. The origins of Japanese Buddhism ; Honen, Shinran, and Nichiren
  • disc 12. Zen ; Buddhism in America.