BUDDHAS AND BUDDHISMS

John Powers

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BUDDHAS AND BUDDHISMS

John Powers^*

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In the middle of the first millennium bce in India, there were a number of movements of ascetics (śrāmaṇa) who sought to liberate the self or soul (ātman) from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) through various combinations of meditation and physical regimens designed to eliminate attachment to the world. The end goal was variously conceived as rebirth in heaven or a transcendent state in which the soul, completely separated from matter, remained forever in bliss.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Buddhist World
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	11-59
Number of pages	49
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317420170
ISBN (Print)	9780415610445
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315688114-10
Publication status	Published - 2015

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