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02470cam a2200349 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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000009734157 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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AuCNLKIN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20130716184419.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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921125s1993 ilu s001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
92043710 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0809318458 (alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0809319322 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
3257232764 (pbk) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)27145877 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
TOC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
SMAC |
| Modifying agency |
SMAC |
| 050 #0 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
BQ4530 |
| Item number |
.B43 1993 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
294.3423 |
| Edition number |
20 |
| Item number |
B3952 1993 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Becker, Carl B., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1951- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
687 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Breaking the circle : |
| Remainder of title |
death and the afterlife in Buddhism / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Carl B. Becker. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Carbondale : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Southern Illinois University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1993. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 194 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-185) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. Rebirth in Early Buddhism. The Importance of Rebirth. Rebirth and Identity. Difficulties with Rebirth -- 2. The Nirvana Alternative. Annihilation. Eternal Life. An Ethical State in This World. A Selfless State of Postmortem Existence -- 3. The Afterlife in Pure Land Buddhism. The Mahayana Idea of Merit Transference. Bodhisattvas. Buddha Fields. Descriptions of the Pure Land. The Ontology of the Pure Land -- 4. Finding the Pure Land Oneself. Meditation in Theory and Practice. Deathbed Visions. Implications for Modern Scholarship -- 5. Tibetan Buddhism and the Book of the Dead. The Tibetan Worldview. Pre-Buddhist Tibetan Philosophy and Religion. Vajrayana Buddhism. The Book of the Dead. Philosophical Issues -- 6. Models for Survival. An Afterlife Conforming to Personal Expectations. Reincarnation. An Ethereal Astral World. An Ideational Next World. Impersonal Transcendental States. Possible Afterlife Scenarios. The Afterlife and Rewards for Goodness. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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7. Buddhist Ethics of Death and Dying. Death, Dying, and Bioethics in Japan. Buddhism and the Acceptance of Death. Early Buddhist Views of Suicide and Euthanasia. Buddhist Suicide and Dignified Death in Japan. Samurai Seppuku and Euthanasia. Rights and Responsibilities. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in German. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Future life |
| General subdivision |
Buddhism. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
688 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Death |
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Religious aspects |
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Buddhism. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
689 |
| 740 02 - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED RELATED/ANALYTICAL TITLE |
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| Uncontrolled related/analytical title |
Di noi tre. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/92043710-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/92043710-b.html</a> |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/92043710-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/92043710-d.html</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Book or Printed Material |
