Great World Religions: Buddhism.

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Compact disc.
Twelve lectures delivered by Professor Malcolm David Eckel of Boston University in which he presents a survey of Buddhism from its origins in India to contemporary times in America. The course introduces the vitality and adaptability of Buddhism which has transformed civilizations in Asia and become a lively component of Western culture.
Lecture 1. Buddhism as a world religion-- Lecture 2. The life of the Buddha -- Lecture 3. "All is suffering" -- Lecture 4. The path to Nirvana -- Lecture 5. The Buddhist community -- Lecture 6. Mahayana Buddhism --the Bodhisattva ideal -- Lecture 7. Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas -- Lecture 8. Emptiness -- Lecture 9. Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia -- Lecture 10. Buddhism in Tibet -- Lecture 11. Buddhism in China -- Lecture 12. Buddhism in Japan.

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