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A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack (Religious Studies (Dis))

A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack (Religious Studies (Dis))

Buddhist History of the West, A (Suny Series in Religious Studies)
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Buddhism teaches that to become happy, greed, ill-will, and delusion must be transformed into their positive counterparts: generosity, compassion, and wisdom. The history of the West, like all histories, has been plagued by the consequences of greed, ill-will, and delusion. A Buddhist History of the West investigates how individuals have tried to ground themselves to make themselves feel more real. To be self-conscious is to experience ungroundedness as a sense of lack, but what is lacking has been understood differently in different historical periods. Author David R. Loy examines how the understanding of lack changes at historical junctures and shows how those junctures were so crucial in the development of the West.

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Published January 24, 2002
ISBN 977346
David R. Loy
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David R. Loy

David R. Loy is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, David R. Loy enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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