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100			_aHarvey, Peter.
245			_aAn introduction to buddhism : _bteachings, history and practices / _cPeter Harvey.
260			_aSouth Asia : _bCambridge University Press, _c2004.
300			_axxii, 374 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aincludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a This book is a comprehensive introduction to Buddhist tradition as it has developed in three major cultural areas in Asia, and to Buddhism as it is now developing in the West. It not only explores the world views of the religion but also attempts to show how Buddhism functions as a set of practices. It thus includes chapters on devotion, ethics, monastic practices and meditation. Such practices are related to Buddhist teachings and historical developments. Emphasizing as it does the diversity found within different Buddhist traditions, the book aims throughout to underline common threads of belief, practice and historical continuities which unify the Buddhist world.
650			_aBuddhism.
650			_aBouddhisme.
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