Donald S. Lopez, JR., Author Harper San Francisco $25 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-069976-5
Lopez, a professor of Buddhist studies at the University of Michigan, says that his primary aim for this book is "to focus on Buddhist practice as a religion." Unlike more superficial how-to books on Buddhism, this book gives a thorough...
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Donald S. Lopez Jr.. Univ. of Chicago, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-226-49320-6
Buddhism today generally encounters little opposition or skepticism from people toward its central tenets on life and suffering. This was not always the case, however. Lopez, University of Michigan professor of Buddhist studies, offers an expertly...
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Donald S. Lopez Jr. and Peggy McCracken. Norton, $24.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-393-08915-8
Western scholars have long been fascinated by similarities between stories of the Buddha and Josaphat, an early Christian saint. Lopez, professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan and a prolific author, and his colleague...
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Donald S. Lopez, JR., Author, David S. Lopez, Author Beacon $16 (312p) ISBN 978-0-8070-1243-7
Prolific Tibetan Buddhist scholar Lopez wonderfully advances his argument for framing a contemporary understanding of Buddhism that is rooted in history and pays attention to texts as well as practice. This "Bible" is a selection of 20th-cent
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