Describes the teachings of the Buddha, looks at Buddhism in India, Burma, Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan, and looks at Buddhist history, sects, shrines, and temples.
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Describes the teachings of the Buddha, looks at Buddhism in India, Burma, Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan, and looks at Buddhist history, sects, shrines, and temples.
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Add this copy of The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in to cart. $13.03, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Thames & Hudson Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1850grams, ISBN: 9780500250891.
Add this copy of The World of Buddhism to cart. $52.45, very good condition, Sold by STEELYARD BOOKS, ships from CROMER, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Thames & Hudson.
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NEAR FINE in Very Good dust-jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Ed. Heinz Bechert & Richard Gombrich. Contents: "Introduction: The Buddhist Way" (Richard Gombrich); "The Buddha: His Teachings and His Sangha" (Etienne Lamotte); "The Evolution of the Sangha" (Richard Gombrich; "Mahayana Buddhism" (Etienne Lamotte); "The Monastic Contribution to Buddhist Art and Architecture" (Lal Mani Joshi); "Expansion to the North: Buddhism in Afghanistan and Central Asia" (Oskar Von Hinuber); "Nepal: the Survival of Indian Buddhism" (Siegfried Lienhard); "They will be Lords upon the Island: Buddhism in Sri Lanka" (Michael B Carrithers); "'To be a Burmese is to be a Buddhist': Buddhism in Burma" (Heinz Bechert); "The Way of the Monk and the Way of the World: Buddhism in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia" (Jane Bunnag); 'Beyond the Jade Gate': Buddhism in China, Vietnam and Korea" (Erik Zurcher); "This World and the Other Power: Contrasting Paths to Deliverance in Japan" (Robert S Heinemann); "Tibet: the Rise and fall of a Monastic Tradition" (Per Kvaerne); "Buddhist revival in East and West" (Heinz Bechert). Large format, colour & b/w illustrations; 284pp plus Glossary, Select Bibliography, Sources of Illustrations, Index-308pp in all. A clean, fresh copy with unmarked text, binding in excellent condition, some shelf-wear and creasing to an o/w clean dust-jacket.
Add this copy of World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks & to cart. $20.61, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Thames and Hudson Ltd.
Add this copy of World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks & to cart. $55.85, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Thames and Hudson Ltd.
