Buddhist virtue, voluntary poverty, and extensive benevolence

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-103

  Swearer, Donald K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Buddhad sa; Buddhaghosa; Compassion; Selflessness; S la; Therav da Buddhism; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949308962     PISSN: 03849694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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