Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Peter Harvey 1. The Sacred Writings of Buddhism Ulrich Pagel 2. Buddhist Visions of the Human Predicament and its Resolution Peter Harvey 3. Portrayals of Ultimate Reality and of Holy and Divine Beings Peter Harvey 4. Devotional Practices Peter Harvey 5. Rites of Passage Christopher Lamb 6. Making Moral Decisions Stuart McFarlane 7. Women in Buddhism Rita M. Gross 8. Attitudes to Nature Ian Harris 9. Cosmology, Myth and Symbolism Christopher Lamb 10. Sacred Space Martin Boord

About the Author

Peter Harvey is Professor of Buddhist Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sunderland, UK. He is a co-founder of the UK Association of Buddhist Studies and is a Theravada Buddhist.