Beyond Enlightenment : Buddhism, Religion, Modernity

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...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Richard Cohen
Format:	Book
Published:	Routledge 2006
Subjects:	Enlightenment (Buddhism) Enlightenment Religious awakening > Comparative studies
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost