{"product_id":"a-buddhist-history-of-the-west-studies-in-lack-paperback-1","title":"A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid R. Loy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Buddhist interpretation of Western history that shows civilization shaped by the self's desire for groundedness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuddhism teaches that to become happy, greed, ill-will, and delusion must be transformed into their positive counterparts: generosity, compassion, and wisdom. The history of the West, like all histories, has been plagued by the consequences of greed, ill-will, and delusion. A Buddhist History of the West investigates how individuals have tried to ground themselves to make themselves feel more real. To be self-conscious is to experience ungroundedness as a sense of lack, but what is lacking has been understood differently in different historical periods. Author David R. Loy examines how the understanding of lack changes at historical junctures and shows how those junctures were so crucial in the development of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid R. Loy \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Bunkyo University, Japan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLack and Transcendence: The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591065636960,"sku":"9780791452608","price":78.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/c1QrYXJsOUJtNHlGa1NwRWlEN01Cdz09.webp?v=1771350952","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-buddhist-history-of-the-west-studies-in-lack-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}