Buddhism and Monotheism Paperback / softback
by Peter (University of Sunderland) Harvey
Part of the Elements in Religion and Monotheism series
Paperback / softback
Description
Buddhism is a religion lacking the idea of a unique creator God.
It is a kind of trans-polytheism that accepts many long-lived gods, but sees ultimate reality, Nirvana, as beyond these.
It does, though, see Dhamma/Dharma as a Basic Pattern encompassing everything, with karma as a law-like principle ensuring that good and bad actions have appropriate natural results.
This Element explores these ideas, along with overlaps in Buddhist and monotheist ideas and practices, the development of more theist-like ideas in Mahayana Buddhism, Buddhist critiques of the idea of a creator God, and some contemporary Buddhist views and appreciations of monotheisms.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781108731379
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/08/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108731379
