Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22370482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Wyatt Cook (0000-0001-5408-6717, University College London, corresponding author), Joanna Cook (0000-0001-7163-5431) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2082 |
| OpenAlex | W4248905572 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
While Buddhism is a soteriology (a religious doctrine of salvation), the range of ritual practices, religious forms, and social organization included under the umbrella of “Buddhism” is broad and heterogeneous. In Buddhist soteriological teaching, all phenomena are characterized by impermanence, suffering, and non‐self. Buddhism is divided into Theravada and Mahayana variants and has spread globally, with reformist movements flourishing since the late nineteenth century. Effects of these movements have included increasing rationalist interpretations of teachings, mass lay meditation, practices of social engagement based on a Buddhist ethic, and changing status for women
Buddhism · Doctrine · Epistemology · Flourishing · Impermanence · Islam · Karma · Meditation · Sociology · Soteriology · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |