Selfless persons: imagery and thought in theravada buddhism
Auteur :
Collins, Steven
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521397261
Date de publication :
29 nov. 1990
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
455 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context as well as the Theravada Buddhist tradition.