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Buddha For Beginners Stephen T Asma

Name: Buddha For Beginners Stephen T Asma
SKU: BELL-50249538
Price: 31.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (80 reviews)

SKU: BELL-50249538

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Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing

File Extension: PDF

File size: 9.85 MB

Pages: 176

Author: Stephen T. Asma

ISBN: 9781571745958, 1571745955

Language: English

Year: 2009

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Buddha For Beginners Stephen T Asma by Stephen T. Asma 9781571745958, 1571745955 instant download after payment.

Revising his 1996 illustrated primer, Asma (The Gods Drink Whiskey) explores the key tenets of Buddhism in the style of a graphic novel. A sparse text punctuated by extensive illustrations—some cartoonlike and others more serious and detailed—describes Siddhartha Gautamas enlightenment, what the Buddha taught and how Buddhism developed as the Buddhas followers encountered various Asian cultures. Asma, a professor of philosophy at Chicagos Columbia College, argues that Buddhist ideas are deeply misunderstood in the West, and he distinguishes these from Buddhist culture. Placing Buddhism in the context of Hindu philosophy, Asma explores the four noble truths, the eightfold path, the five aggregates, the concept of no-self and other ideas critical to this Asian religion. He liberally references specific Hindu and Buddhist scriptures and tackles such tricky subjects as how reincarnation can occur if an immortal self doesnt exist. Asma also briefly touches on the role of women as Buddhism developed. His take on which current forms hold closest to the Buddhas teachings may provoke disagreement from some practitioners. This brief, irreverent tour of Buddhism and the sometimes humorous, sometimes grotesque, illustrations wont be to all tastes; the book includes adult images.