The Priceless JewelThe 13 essays in this volume address topics including: world peace and nuclear war; the issue of blasphemy; the possibilities for dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity; and a painting by El Greco. |
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Contents
PREFACE | 3 |
ASPECTS OF BUDDHIST MORALITY | 17 |
DIALOGUE BETWEEN BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY | 37 |
ST JEROME REVISITED | 93 |
BUDDHISM WORLD PEACE AND NUCLEAR WAR | 113 |
THE BODHISATTVA PRINCIPLE | 137 |
THE GLORY OF THE LITERARY WORLD | 159 |
A NOTE ON THE BURIAL OF COUNT ORGAZ | 177 |
CRITICISM EAST AND WEST | 189 |
THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION | 207 |
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