This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this "new Buddhist tradition," a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2011-04-07
Language: English
Number of Pages: 296
Edition: 1
Series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..