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Book Title: Being Benevolence: The Social Ethics Of Engaged Buddhism
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Sallie B. King
Publication Name: Being Benevolence : the Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Year: 2005
Series: Topics in Contemporary Buddhism Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
