Buddhist Cosmology: Philosopy and Origins. Akira Sadakata, Hajime Nakamura

Buddhist Cosmology: Philosopy and Origins



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Buddhist Cosmology: Philosopy and Origins Akira Sadakata, Hajime Nakamura ebook
Publisher: Kosei Publishing Company
Page: 224
ISBN: 9784333016822

This extensively researched and illustrated volume offers Western readers a rare introduction to Buddhism's complex and fascinating views about the structure of the universe. The book begins by clearly explaining classical cosmology, with its symmetrical, India-centered universe and multitudinous heavens and hells, and illuminates the cosmos's relation to the human concerns of karma, transmigration, and enlightenment. It moves on to discuss the Mahayana conception of the universe as a lotus flower containing uncountable realms, each with its own buddha. Then, examining changes in the notions of hell and the gods, the author traces Buddhism's gradual shift from a religion to a mythology. Throughout, treatment of Buddhism's ...

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