Selfless persons: imagery and thought in Theravāda Buddhism

This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical backgroun...

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Main Author: Collins, Steven 1951-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1982.
In:Year: 1982
Further subjects:B Theravāda Buddhism ; Doctrines
B Theravāda Buddhism Doctrines
B Anātman
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780521240819