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Religion and Economics: New Perspectives
edited by Jacob Neusner, 1932-2016 and Bruce Chilton, 1949-, in Academic Studies in Religion & the Social Order, Vol. 16 (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000, originally published 2000), 152 page(s)
This collection of papers on a common theme forms another step in the joint authors' long-term program of tightening the bonds between the study of religion and the social sciences. Scholars of texts require the perspective and the rigor, in interpreting those texts as religious documents, of social science, and s...
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edited by Jacob Neusner, 1932-2016 and Bruce Chilton, 1949-, in Academic Studies in Religion & the Social Order, Vol. 16 (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000, originally published 2000), 152 page(s)
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This collection of papers on a common theme forms another step in the joint authors' long-term program of tightening the bonds between the study of religion and the social sciences. Scholars of texts require the perspective and the rigor, in interpreting those texts as religious documents, of social science, and scholars of social science, with their acutely contemporary focus, need the long view afforded by ancient texts and religious cultures a...
This collection of papers on a common theme forms another step in the joint authors' long-term program of tightening the bonds between the study of religion and the social sciences. Scholars of texts require the perspective and the rigor, in interpreting those texts as religious documents, of social science, and scholars of social science, with their acutely contemporary focus, need the long view afforded by ancient texts and religious cultures accessible only or mainly in writing.
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Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
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Jacob Neusner, 1932-2016, Bruce Chilton, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Series
Academic Studies in Religion & the Social Order
Topic / Theme
Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Money, Muslims, Attitudes toward, Jews, Attitudes toward, Buddhists, Attitudes toward, Medieval Thought, Attitudes toward, Islamic Ethics, Jesus Christ, Person of, Buddhism, Torah, Authority of, Qur'ān, Authority of, Islam, Theravada, Dharma
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Copyright © 2000 Jacob Neusner and Bruce D Chilton
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Activating Bodhichitta and a Meditation on Compassion
written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1978), 67 page(s)
The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every
kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely...
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written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1978), 67 page(s)
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The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every
kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely precious. Although compassion is cultivated in one’s own mind, the
embodiment of it is the deity known as Avalokiteshvara (Tib. Chan-...
The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every
kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely precious. Although compassion is cultivated in one’s own mind, the
embodiment of it is the deity known as Avalokiteshvara (Tib. Chan-re- zig). The various aspects that are visualized in meditation practices and represented in images and paintings are merely the interpretative forms of Avalokitephvara, whereas the actual definitive form is compassion itself.
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Religion & Thought
Content Type
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Gonsar Rinpoche, 1949-
Author / Creator
Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-
Date Published / Released
1978, 2006
Publisher
Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
Person Discussed
Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist figure)
Topic / Theme
Tibetan Buddhist, Humanism/Philology, Enlightenment, Buddhism, Compassion, Tibetan
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Copyright © 2006 Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
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ADA Statement On Foreign Policy
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 7 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 7 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Political Views, Religious Freedom, Political Freedom
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Addition to the William Adams Brown's Paper to be Inserted at the Place Indicated By Him Under the Title of Responsibility of the United Sta...
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Person Discussed
William Adams Brown, 1865-1943
Topic / Theme
Social Views, Political Views, Love, Nature of Humanity, Christian Ethics
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The Adventure of Faith in a Confused World
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 4 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 4 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
World War II, 1939-1945, Christian, Social Views, Political Views, God, Attributes & Nature of, Theology, Faith
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Advice From Buddha Shakyamuni: An Abridged Exposition Of The Precepts For Bhikshus
written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1996), 72 page(s)
This small volume on the discipline to be observed by monks following the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is based on the intermediary verses of the Vinaya Sutra.
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written by Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935- (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2006, originally published 1996), 72 page(s)
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This small volume on the discipline to be observed by monks following the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is based on the intermediary verses of the Vinaya Sutra.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Glenn H. Mullin, 1949-, Tsepak Rigzin, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-
Date Published / Released
1996, 2006
Publisher
Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
Person Discussed
Gautama Buddha, 480 BC-400 BC
Topic / Theme
Tibetan Buddhist, Humanism/Philology, Church, Authority, Governing/Disciplinary, Buddhism, Tibetan
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Copyright © 1982 Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
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An Aggressive Faith
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Protestant, Faith
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Ajax by Sophocles
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 2 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 2 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
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All Intelligent Young People
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 3 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Christian, Social Views
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The Alternatives to Faith are Sleep and Drunkenness, Complacency and Hysteria
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 2 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 2 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Christian, Nature of Humanity, Christian Ethics
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