Perry Schmidt-Leukel is Professor of Systematic Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glascow. He holds the Chair of World Religions for Peace and is Founding Director of the Centre for Inter-Faith Studies.
List of Figures vi
List of Abbreviations vii
Preface viii
Introduction ix
1. Buddhism: A Brief Overview 1
2. The Religious Context of Early Buddhism 11
3. Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha 19
4. The 'One Taste': Liberation 30
5. Many Lives and Ultimate Bliss 41
6. Buddhist Meditation 53
7. Buddhist Ethics 62
8. The Buddhist Community 73
9. Buddhism and Politics 83
10. The Bodhisattva Ideal 94
11. The New Understanding of the Buddha 105
12. Concept, Language and Reality 115
13. Tantric Buddhism 127
14. Buddhism in China and Japan 139
15. Buddhism and Modernity 153
Bibliography 166
Glossary 173
Index 177
