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Buddhism : (Record no. 340127)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 812686123
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20130717012136.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 121005s2013 enkab b 001 0 eng d
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0199663831 (pbk.)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199663835 (pbk.)
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)812686123
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UKMGB
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency UKMGB
Modifying agency OCLCO
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-- YNK
-- ITJCU
-- UAT
-- CDX
-- BWX
-- DAC
-- VP@
-- NGU
-- GZD
LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library GZDA
Local processing data ls
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 294.3
Edition number 23
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Keown, Damien,
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Buddhism :
Remainder of title a very short introduction /
Statement of responsibility, etc Damien Keown.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed., Fully updated new ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxford :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xx, 158 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
Dimensions 18 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Very short introductions ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Previous ed.: 1996.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Buddhism and elephants -- The Buddha -- Karma and rebirth -- The Four Noble Truths -- The Mah��y��na -- The spread of Buddhism -- Meditation -- Ethics -- Buddhism in the West.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Since its origins in India over two thousand years ago, Buddhism has not only spread throughout Asia, but also around the world. In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction to Buddhism, Damien Keown looks at how the tradition began and how it evolved into its present-day form. Explaining its central teachings and practices as well as key topics such as karma and rebirth, meditation and ethics, Keown also includes updates related to the evolution of Buddhism within Asia and the West, the importance of material culture, and the ethics of war and peace."--P. [2] of cover.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Buddhism.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
CRHS20732294.3 KEOCharlottetown Rural High School