{"product_id":"the-buddhism-omnibus","title":"The Buddhism Omnibus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Iqbal Singh\u003cbr\u003eS Radhakrishnan\/Arvind Sharma\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Matthew T Kapstein\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 828\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195668987\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three works brought together in this collection explore Buddhism as a rich source of literary legend, an austere ethical guide, and a contemporary philosophy very relevant in the modern world. In view of the resurgence of interest in the Buddha and his philosophy, this volume provides a basis for an understanding of the life of Buddha and his teachings as well as for a comparative view of Buddhism as a world religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMathew T Kapstein's Introduction, written especially for this edition, provides a concise historical overview of Buddhism in India an the renewal of interest in the Buddha's teachings. He situates the works in their proper contexts: the first two are discussed with reference to the place of Buddhism in mid-twentieth-century Indian thought and the third from the perspective of a post-modern thinker posing an entirely new set of questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGautama Buddha by Iqbal Singh views the life of the Buddha in the context of the eventful age in which he lived. The book deals with the man in all his complex but ennobling humanity, keeping in mind the significant connection of the personality of Gautama and his understanding of the nature of human experience and destiny with the deeper problems of our age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dhammapada or the path of virtue is the founding text of Buddhist teaching. The verses of the Dhammapada are believed to have been the utterances of Gautama the Buddha himself. Presented here in both Pali and English this classic edition was translated, edited, and annotated by S Radhakrishnan, one of India's foremost philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophy of Religion by Arvind Sharma is an illuminating study in which Sharma interrogates key philosophical issues such as the nature of evil, belief o disbelief in God, human destiny, immortality, karma, and reincarnation, from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy and compares them with the tenets of the Western-dominated philosophy of religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be read with great interest by scholars and students of philosophy and religion, and lay readers interested in knowing more about Buddhism and its relevance in modern times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGAUTAMA BUDDHA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sharply critical mind analyses the story of the Buddha's life…Singh displays a sound understanding of the prevailing social order and a fine sweep of erudition and cross-reference.\u003cbr\u003e-The Times of India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE DHAMMAPADA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dhammapada is the most popular and influential book of Buddhist canonical literature…Books so rich in significance…require to be understood by each generation in relation to its own problems.\u003cbr\u003e-From the Preface by S Radhakrishnan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present work…is of general interest and promise…on account of its theme and approach and the exceptional competence of its author…it is based on a sound knowledge of the varied literature on the subject and is at the same time full of the sparkle of stimulating philosophical reflection in a cross-cultural context.\u003cbr\u003e-Seminar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION BY Matthew T Kapstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGAUTAMA BUDDHA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApropos the Second Impression\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE WORLD OF THE BUDDHA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: BIOGRAPHICAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaya's Dream and the Nativity of the Buddha\u003cbr\u003eThe Republic of Kapilavastu\u003cbr\u003eSome Early Events\u003cbr\u003eThe Pursuit of Pleasure\u003cbr\u003eThe Crisis and Renunciation\u003cbr\u003eAfter Strange Gods\u003cbr\u003eEnlightenment\u003cbr\u003eTurning the Wheel of Doctrine\u003cbr\u003eGrowth of the Order\u003cbr\u003eYears of Wandering and a Day\u003cbr\u003eFools in the Order\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Decease\u003cbr\u003ePosthumous Postscript\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III: THE WORLD OF THE BUDDHA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wheel\u003cbr\u003eThe Way\u003cbr\u003eThe Void\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV: AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART V: THE BUDDHA IN A CHANGING WORLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle to 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Elephant\u003cbr\u003eThirst (or Carving)\u003cbr\u003eThe Mendicant\u003cbr\u003eThe Brahmin\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003ePali Index\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Concept of God\u003cbr\u003eGrounds for Belief in God\u003cbr\u003eGrounds for Disbelief in God\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Evil\u003cbr\u003eRevelation and Faith\u003cbr\u003eProblems of Religious Language\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Verification\u003cbr\u003eThe Conflicting Truth Claims of Different Religions\u003cbr\u003eHuman Destiny: Immortality and Resurrection\u003cbr\u003eHuman Destiny: Karma and Reincarnation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes and References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Iqbal Singh \/ Oxford University Press \/ 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