Dharma: Dimensions of Asian Spirituality

by Alf Hiltebeitel

Book Overview

This introductory work proposes a fresh take on the ancient Indian concept dharma. By unfolding how, even in its developments as "law" and custom, dharma participates in nuanced and multifarious understandings of the term that play out in India's great spiritual traditions, the book offers insights into the innovative character of both Hindu and Buddhist usages of the concept. Alf Hiltebeitel, in an original approach to early Buddhist usages, explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824834860
• ISBN13: 9780824834869
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"