Der Buddhismus II: Theravada-Buddhismus und Tibetischer Buddhismus

by Lauren Drover (Contribution by), Tilman Frasch (Contribution by), Karl-Heinz Golzio (Contribution by), Manfred Hutter (Contribution by), Detlef Kantowsky (Contribution by)

Overview

Following the first volume, which described Buddhism in India, this volume discusses the historical and doctrinal development of Theravada Buddhism in its ?classical= homelands (Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos), as well as its spread and revival in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. The various schools of Tibetan Buddhism are also presented in detail and placed in the context of Tibetan history, and local forms of Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan and among the ethnic groups of Mongolia are also described. A final chapter discusses Buddhism among the Turkic peoples of Central Asia before their conversion to Islam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783170284999
Publisher:	Kohlhammer Verlag
Publication date:	12/20/2016
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	504
File size:	963 KB
Language:	German

About the Author

Dr. Manfred Hutter teaches Comparative Religion at the Institut of Oriental and Asian Studies at the University of Bonn.