Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies: Wading into the Stream : Essays in Honor of Leslie Kawamura by Michelle J. Sorensen (2014, Hardcover)

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Wading Into the Stream : Essays in Honor of Leslie Kawamura. Leslie S. Kawamura spent his life wading into the stream of wisdom. Asia / Japan, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Essays.

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PublisherBdk America
ISBN-101886439524
ISBN-139781886439528
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Number of Pages396 Pages
Publication NameWading Into the Stream : Essays in Honor of Leslie Kawamura
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsia / Japan, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Essays
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichelle J. Sorensen
Subject AreaReligion, Literary Collections, History
SeriesContemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies
FormatHardcover

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Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-952620
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SynopsisLeslie S. Kawamura spent his life wading into the stream of wisdom. As a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary and as an important figure in the early establishment of the AAR Buddhist Studies Group, he contributed great lyto the development of students and to the field of Buddhist studies. Leslie was a renowned scholar of Yogacara Buddhism, and he had an integral role in the development of Buddhist studies in North America. This collection, honoring Leslie's life and love of learning, features essays by seventeen friends and colleagues: Martin T. Adam, Wing-cheuk Chan, Andreas Doctor, Michael Hahn,Sarah F. Haynes, John Clifford Holt, Dan Lusthaus, Eva K. Neumaier, Richard K.Payne, Charles S. Prebish, Fa Qing, Naoki Saito, Michelle J. Sorensen, Tom J.F. Tillemans, Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, Charles Willemen, Paul Williams.Each one of these essays is in dialogue with one of Leslie's many interests in Buddhism and we hope they will continue to stimulate conversations in the field., Leslie S. Kawamura spent his life wading into the stream of wisdom. As a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary and as an important figure in the early establishment of the AAR Buddhist Studies Group, he contributed great lyto the development of students and to the field of Buddhist studies. Leslie was a renowned scholar of Yogacara Buddhism, and he had an integral role in the development of Buddhist studies in North America. This collection, honoring Leslie's life and love of learning, features essays by seventeen friends and colleagues: Martin T. Adam, Wing-cheuk Chan, Andreas Doctor, Michael Hahn, Sarah F. Haynes, John Clifford Holt, Dan Lusthaus, Eva K. Neumaier, Richard K.Payne, Charles S. Prebish, Fa Qing, Naoki Saito, Michelle J. Sorensen, Tom J.F. Tillemans, Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, Charles Willemen, Paul Williams.Each one of these essays is in dialogue with one of Leslie's many interests in Buddhism and we hope they will continue to stimulate conversations in the field.
LC Classification NumberBQ120.W34 2013

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