Beyond Enlightenment

Buddhism, Religion, Modernity

Bibliographic Data

ID5851950
AuthorsRichard I Cohen (corresponding author), Richard Cohen, Richard-undifferentiated Cohen
Year2006
Publication date2006-08-21
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBeyond Enlightenment (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203098783
OpenAlexW648455643
ISBN9780203098783
Open LibraryOL34582530M
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally perceived as the eponymous religion of enlightenment. Beyond Enlightenment is a sophisticated study of some of the underlying assumptions involved in the study of Buddhism (especially, but not exclusively, in the West). It investigates the tendency of most scholars to ground their study of Buddhism in these particular assumptions about the Buddha's enlightenment and a particular understanding of religion, which is traced back through Western orientalists to the Enlightenment and the Protestant Reformation. Placing a distinct emphasis on Indian Buddhism, Richard Cohen adeptly creates a work that will appeal to those with an interest in Buddhism and India and also scholars of religion and history

Chinese history and philosophy · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Study and Philosophy of Religion · 11.93 Buddhism · Buddhism · Comparative studies · Enlightenment · Enlightenment (Buddhism) · Enlightenment (cultural history) · Enlightenment (mysticism) · Ethnic Studies · Études comparatives · General · Illumination (Bouddhisme) · Regional Studies · Religion · Religion & Beliefs · Religiöst liv · Religious awakening · Réveil religieux · Siecle des lumieres · Spirituality · Theosophy & Anthroposophy

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