Sourcebook of the World's Religions: An Interfaith Guide to Religion and SpiritualityJoel Beversluis New World Library, 2011 M02 8 - 420 pages Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains essays on spiritual practices as diverse as theosophy, wicca, and indigenous religions. This revised edition of the Sourcebook offers an unparalleled look at where spirituality is headed in the coming millennium. |
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... Buddhism, Islam, Unnamed religions Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sourcebook of the world's religions: an interfaith guide to religion and spirituality / edited by Joel Beversluis.—3rd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed of: A ...
... Buddhism, Islam, Unnamed religions Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sourcebook of the world's religions: an interfaith guide to religion and spirituality / edited by Joel Beversluis.—3rd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed of: A ...
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... Buddhism 11 A Portrait, Dr. Geshe Sopa and Ven. Elvin W. Jones 11 Selected Texts and Wisdom from Buddhist Tradition 11 Buddhist Experience in North America, Ven. Mahinda Deegalle 15 Mutual Recognition, H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet ...
... Buddhism 11 A Portrait, Dr. Geshe Sopa and Ven. Elvin W. Jones 11 Selected Texts and Wisdom from Buddhist Tradition 11 Buddhist Experience in North America, Ven. Mahinda Deegalle 15 Mutual Recognition, H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet ...
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... . Many national and local Bahá'í communities have been active in promoting interreligious understanding and cooperation. Chapter Three BUDDHISM A Portrait Dr. Geshe Sopa and Ven. 10 SOURCEBOOK OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS.
... . Many national and local Bahá'í communities have been active in promoting interreligious understanding and cooperation. Chapter Three BUDDHISM A Portrait Dr. Geshe Sopa and Ven. 10 SOURCEBOOK OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS.
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... Buddhist Center, near Madison, Wisconsin. Buddhism as we know it commenced in Northeast India about 500 B.C. through the teaching of Prince Siddartha Gautama, often known subsequent to his experience of “enlightenment” as Sakyamuni ...
... Buddhist Center, near Madison, Wisconsin. Buddhism as we know it commenced in Northeast India about 500 B.C. through the teaching of Prince Siddartha Gautama, often known subsequent to his experience of “enlightenment” as Sakyamuni ...
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... Buddhist denies that any kind of material body can provide a sufficient material cause for the production of a mind. Thus, on account of this primary philosophical underpinning of contingent genesis, Buddhism has produced a quite large ...
... Buddhist denies that any kind of material body can provide a sufficient material cause for the production of a mind. Thus, on account of this primary philosophical underpinning of contingent genesis, Buddhism has produced a quite large ...
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