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This episode revisits the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism, exploring concepts such as the afterlife and the existence of sacred texts.

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 134 - Revisit - What are the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism? Does Buddhism have an afterlife? Does Buddhism have a bible like Christianity? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika) Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973. Lopez, Donald S., Jr. Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of the Heart Sutra. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. Stearns, Cyrus. The Buddha from Dolpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. Streng, Frederick. Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1967. Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Death, Mark L. Blum. Nirvana, Luis O. Gómez. Samsara, Bryan J. Cuevas _________________________________ If you like our show and would like to support us, we encourage you to give your money or resources to a worthy cause. We can get through…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Bright Haight

Topics covered

• fundamental beliefs of Buddhism
• afterlife in Buddhism
• Buddhism texts
• Buddhism practices
• Buddhism philosophy

Keywords

• Buddhism
• afterlife
• sacred texts
• Buddhist philosophy
• Buddhist practices

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide, Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism, Orthodox Chinese Buddhism, Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika), The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary, Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of the Heart Sutra, The Buddha from Dolpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, Emptiness: A Study in Religious Meaning, Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Nirvana

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