Breaking the circle : death and the afterlife in Buddhism /
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| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©1993.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2254 |
Table of Contents:
- Rebirth in early Buddhism
- The Nirvana alternative
- The afterlife in Pure Land Buddhism
- Finding the Pure Land oneself
- Tibetan Buddhism and the Book of the dead
- Models for survival
- Buddhist ethics of death and dying.