Edward Conze
Author
Series
Harper torchbooks. Cloister library volume TB58
Publisher
Harper & Bros
Pub. Date
[1959]
Language
English
Description
Based on a series of Oxford lectures delivered by a well-known Buddhist scholar, this volume covers the entire range of Buddhist thought. It introduces Buddhism as both religion and philosophy, discusses its common ground with other faiths throughout the world, contrasts monastic and popular Buddhism, and defines old and new schools of thought.
Author
Series
Ethical and religious classics of East and West volume no. 13
Publisher
Allen and Unwin
Pub. Date
[1956]
Language
English
Description
As prayer is to the Christian life, so meditation is the very heart of Buddhist life. This introduction explains the meaning and purpose of meditation. Its series of devotional exercises include instructions on maintaining mental and physical awareness during meditation, with advice on postures, breathing, repudiation of the sensory world, and more.
