From Stone to Flesh - A Short History of the Buddha

Informationen zum Autor Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan! Ann Arbor. He is the author! editor! or translator of a number of books! including The Madman's Middle Way! Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism! Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism! In the Forest of Faded Wisdom: 104 Poems by Gendun Chopel! and Buddhism and Science! all published by the University of Chicago Press. Klappentext The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha. But who was this Buddha! and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today? This book follows the twists and turns of Eastern and Western notions of the Buddha! leading finally to his triumph as the founder of a world religion. Zusammenfassung The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha. But who was this Buddha! and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today? This book follows the twists and turns of Eastern and Western notions of the Buddha! leading finally to his triumph as the founder of a world religion.

Product details

• Authors: Donald S. Lopez Jr., Donald S. Lopez, LOPEZ DONALD S, Donald S. Lopez Jr, Donald S. Lopez Jr.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2013
• EAN: 9780226493206
• ISBN: 978-0-226-49320-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity (CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / Buddhism / General, Buddhism