Name/Title
Understanding Buddhism / Nolan Pliny JacobsonEntry/Object ID
BQ4150 .J33 1986Description
Jacobson presents Buddhism unencumbered by Western categories and concepts, free from the cognitive bias, from the concept-oriented, definition-minded preoccupations inherited from the ancient Greeks. It is an interpretation of the central ideas that have characterized all forms of Buddhism for 25 centuries. --Publisher's description
Contents:
Prologue: An. American philosopher on the influence of the Buddha
Introduction: new personal encounters
New grounds for understanding Buddhism
Reality of experience
The Interrelatedness of existence
The Great stumbling block
Creativity and Sunyata
The First western access road into Buddhism
Japan through the Buddhist looking glass
The confluence of Buddhist and American thought
Buddhist meditation
Appendix: Buddhism in the development of western philosophy.Collection
Jotidhammo CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
xii, 212 pages ; 23 cmBook Details
Author
Nolan Pliny JacobsonPublisher
Southern Illinois University PressPlace Published
City
CarbondaleState/Province
IllinoisDate Published
1986Publication Subjects
Buddhism -- DoctrinesCall No.
BQ4150 .J33 1986ISBN
0809312255