Unmasking Buddhism
By: Bernard Faure.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781405180658; 9781405180641
Subjects: Buddhism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Buddhism in history; title: Buddhism is both one and many at the same time; title: The Buddha is only a man who achieved awakening; title: Buddhism is an Indian religion; title: Buddhism is the cult of nothingness; title: Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion; title: All Buddhists are seeking to achieve awakening; title: Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things; title: The belief in karma leads to fatalism; title: Buddhism denies the existence of a self; title: Buddhism teaches reincarnation; title: Buddhism and local cultures; title: Buddhism is an atheistic religion; title: Buddhism is above all a spirituality; title: The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism; title: To be Buddhist is to be Zen; title: Buddhism and society; title: Buddhism is a tolerant religion; title: Buddhism teaches compassion; title: Buddhism is a peaceful religion; title: Buddhism affirms that we are all equal; title: Buddhism is compatible with science; title: Buddhism is a kind of therapy; title: Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism; title: Buddhism is a universalist teaching; title: Buddhism is a religion detached from the world; title: Conclusion: Buddhism or neo-Buddhism?