{"product_id":"buddhism-introducing-the-buddhist-experience-paperback","title":"Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience\u003c\/em\u003e is the only up-to-date introductory text that covers the full spectrum of writings, practices, and perspectives animating the global Buddhist tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstructors struggle to expose students to a diverse array of Buddhist texts and voices. This volume is enhanced by primary sources and twenty-two gender-balanced personal narrative boxes. Each country chapter also concludes with an essay by a noted Buddhist practitioner-scholar. Another common challenge for instructors involves covering the variety of global Buddhist traditions; there are many such traditions, and only so much time in the semester. The authors solve this problem decisively. After discussing Buddhism's origins in India, they go on to cover: Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism; Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan; and the globalization of Buddhism with special emphasis on the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA final, related challenge for instructors is to avoid overwhelming students. Indeed, instructors seem to face a paradox: they can cover the full variety of Buddhist texts and traditions only if they assign an unmanageable amount of reading. \u003cem\u003eBuddhism's\u003c\/em\u003e brief, accessible, pedagogically rich chapters show that this paradox is only apparent. While the text is authoritative and comprehensive, its coverage respects the average student's attention-span.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326879138015,"sku":"9780197750292","price":170.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SIvi8ZhI039780197750292.webp?v=1788465759","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/buddhism-introducing-the-buddhist-experience-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}