Pain and Its Ending: the Four Noble Truths in the Theravada Buddhist Canon |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Carol |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-99614-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $178.00 |
Book Description:
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Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.
Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.