Description

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Beacons of Dharma explores the inspirational life legacies and teachings of exemplary leaders from the Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Sikh religious traditions. This book also insightfully connects each 'beacon' of focus to contemporary global issues of ecology, social justice, and the need for dedicated humanitarian service.

About the Author

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Jeffery D. Long is professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College and author of A Vision for Hinduism, Jainism: An Introduction and the Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. Christopher Patrick Miller is the Bhagwan Mallinath assistant professor of Jainism and yoga studies at Loyola Marymount University. Michael Reading is PhD candidate in comparative theology and philosophy at Claremont School of Theology, and an adjunct instructor of religious studies at Mt. St. Mary's University, Los Angeles