What is Buddhist Enlightenment?

What is Buddhist Enlightenment?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780190622596
ISBN-13 : 0190622598
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Book Synopsis What is Buddhist Enlightenment? by : Dale Stuart Wright

Download or read book What is Buddhist Enlightenment? written by Dale Stuart Wright and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale Wright offers a wide-ranging exploration of issues that have a bearing on the contemporary meaning of enlightenment. He considers the historical meanings of enlightenment within various Buddhist traditions, but does so in order to expand on the larger question that our lives press upon us--what kinds of lives should we aspire to live here, now, and into the future?


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