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Cetana and the Dynamics of Volition in Theravada Buddhism
Language: en
Pages: 543
Authors: Nalini Devdas
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-01 - Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

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What do the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism have to say about the most basic psychological processes through which alternatives are assessed, purposes are deve
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: James Egge
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-16 - Publisher: Routledge

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Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrifi
Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics
Language: en
Pages: 342
Authors: David A. Clairmont
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-31 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Moral Struggle and Religious Ethics offers a comparative discussion of the challenges of living a moral religious life. This is illustrated with a study of two
Rethinking the Buddha
Language: en
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Authors: Eviatar Shulman
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Shulman traces the development of the four noble truths, which in fact originated as observations to be cultivated during meditation.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume XV
Language: en
Pages: 412
Authors: Various Authors
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-01 - Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society

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This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 216: