{"product_id":"buddhism-and-monotheism-paperback-9781108731379","title":"Buddhism and Monotheism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108731379","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBuddhism and Monotheism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores ideas on monotheism in Buddhism, along with overlaps in Buddhist and monotheist ideas and practices.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Harvey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108731379, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 August 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e22 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBuddhism is a religion lacking the idea of a unique creator God. It is a kind of trans-polytheism that accepts many long-lived gods, but sees ultimate reality, Nirvana, as beyond these. It does, though, see Dhamma\/Dharma as a Basic Pattern encompassing everything, with karma as a law-like principle ensuring that good and bad actions have appropriate natural results. This Element explores these ideas, along with overlaps in Buddhist and monotheist ideas and practices, the development of more theist-like ideas in Mah?y?na Buddhism, Buddhist critiques of the idea of a creator God, and some contemporary Buddhist views and appreciations of monotheisms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Indian religious context of the arising and development of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The different traditions of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 3. The historical Buddha, and past Buddhas\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rebirth\u003cbr\u003e 5. Karma\u003cbr\u003e 6. Suffering, its causes and its transcending\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pessimistic?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Buddhist ethics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Buddhist practices\u003cbr\u003e 10. Buddhist meditation and Christian contemplation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The cosmos at large\u003cbr\u003e 12. The realms of rebirth\u003cbr\u003e 13. M?ra, the Satan-like deadly one\u003cbr\u003e 14. How Buddhists see and relate to the Gods\u003cbr\u003e 15. Comparisons to monotheistic views on the Heavens\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Buddhist 'creation' and 'fall' story\u003cbr\u003e 17. Buddhism on the supposed Creator-God Great Brahm?\u003cbr\u003e 18. The lovingkindness and compassion Of Great Brahm?\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Dhamma as the basic pattern structuring the world\u003cbr\u003e 20. Dhamma … and God\u003cbr\u003e 21. A person as a flowing dance of conditioned, impermanent, self-less processes\u003cbr\u003e 22. God as 'I am who I am'\u003cbr\u003e 23. Nirvana … and God\u003cbr\u003e 24. The nature of the Buddha in the Therav?da\u003cbr\u003e 25. Faith and prayer in Therav?da Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 26. Bodhisattvas in the Mah?y?na\u003cbr\u003e 27. Buddhas in the Mah?y?na\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Mah?y?na Pantheon\u003cbr\u003e 29. The three-body doctrine\u003cbr\u003e 30. Amit?bha Buddha\u003cbr\u003e 31. Key Bodhisattvas: the all-compassionate Avalokite?vara and the wisdom-embodying Mañju?r?\u003cbr\u003e 32. Revelation, faith and prayer in the Mah?y?na\u003cbr\u003e 33. The ?dibuddha – a God-like figure?\u003cbr\u003e 34. The Buddha-nature and the problem of evil\u003cbr\u003e 35. Critical reflections on the idea of a God as creating living beings and the Universe\u003cbr\u003e 36. Buddhist general attitudes to other religions\u003cbr\u003e 37. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e], Aspects of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Aspects of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Aspects%20of%20religion%20%5Bnon-Christian%5D%20%5BHRL%5D%22\"\u003enon-Christian HRL\u003c\/a\u003e], Buddhism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Buddhism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Buddhism%20%5BHRE%5D%22\"\u003eHRE\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e], Humanities [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Humanities\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Humanities%20%5BH%5D%22\"\u003eH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003365871896,"sku":"9781108731379","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108731379i.jpg?v=1696718243","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/buddhism-and-monotheism-paperback-9781108731379","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}