A Study and Translation of Zanning and the Topical Compendium of the Buddhist Clergy (Da Song Seng shilue)
Albert Welter
ISBN13: 9781604979428
Date: 23-Mar-18
"Albert Welter’s magisterial study and translation of Zanning’s Da Song Seng shilüe is a scholarly tour de force. It confirms his reputation as the premier exegete of his generation on the Song-dynasty Buddhist tradition." —Robert Buswell, Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities, Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, and Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies, UCLA
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A Competency Framework for the Development of Standards for Soft Skills
Peter Carblis
ISBN13: 9781604975482
Date: 28-Oct-08
In this groundbreaking book, the author advocates that many relational collapses are the result of ineptitude rather than the ill will. That is, they are the result of a lack of skills rather than a lack of goodwill. To put it in the way that will be addressed in this book, many of society’s relational problems may be competency related.
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Soteriological Controversy and Diversity
Bradley Clough
ISBN13: 9781604978292
Date: 28-Dec-12
Prior to this study, past scholarship--which preferred to portray early
Indian and Theravada Buddhism as wholly rationalist systems--has shied away from giving ample treatment on the noble person who possesses supernormal powers. This book examines the dichotomy between two Theravada monastic vocations that have grown out of the vocational and soteriological tensions.
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Putting Ethics First
Joshua James Shaw
ISBN13: 9781604975215
Date: 28-Jul-08
This bold book departs from trends in Levinas scholarship and is an important work for Levinas scholars, particularly those interested in his relevance for contemporary ethical debates and for social and political philosophy.
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