TY - SOUND AU - Eckel,Malcolm David ED - Teaching Company. TI - Great world religions T2 - The great courses SN - 156585781X AV - RZA 7393 PY - 2003/// CY - Chantilly, VA PB - Teaching Co. KW - Buddhism N1 - Course guide includes bibliographical references; lecture 1. Buddhism as a world religion -- lecture 2. The life of the Buddha -- lecture 3. "All is suffering" -- lecture 4. The path to Nirvana -- lecture 5. The Buddhist community -- lecture 6. Mahayana Buddhism-- the Bodhisattva ideal -- lecture 7. Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas -- lecture 8. Emptiness -- lecture 9. Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia -- lecture 10. Buddhism in Tibet -- lecture 11. Buddhism in China -- lecture 12. Buddhism in Japan N2 - Presents twelve lectures that describe the fundamental principles of Buddhism and the international significance of this religious movement ER -