TY - BOOK AU - Faure,Bernard TI - Unmasking Buddhism T2 - New York Academy of Sciences Series SN - 9781444308402 AV - BQ4022 .F38 2009 U1 - 294.3 PY - 2009/// CY - Newark PB - John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated KW - Buddhism-History KW - Buddhism KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Unmasking Buddhism -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Buddhism in History -- "Buddhism is both one and many" -- "The Buddha is only a man who achieved Awakening" -- "Buddhism is an Indian religion" -- "Buddhism is the cult of nothingness" -- "Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion" -- "All Buddhists are seeking to achieve Awakening" -- "Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things" -- "The belief in karma leads to fatalism" -- "Buddhism denies the existence of a self" -- "Buddhism teaches reincarnation" -- Part II Buddhism and Local Cultures -- "Buddhism is an atheistic religion" -- "Buddhism is above all a spirituality" -- "The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism" -- "To be Buddhist is to be Zen" -- Part III Buddhism and Society -- "Buddhism is a tolerant religion" -- "Buddhism teaches compassion" -- "Buddhism is a peaceful religion" -- "Buddhism affirms that we are all equal" -- "Buddhism is compatible with science" -- "Buddhism is a kind of therapy" -- "Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism" -- "Buddhism is a universalist teaching" -- "Buddhism is a religion of monks" -- Conclusion: Buddhism or Neo-Buddhism? -- Glossary -- A Short Bibliography -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=7104572 ER -