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Buddhism och barn

Guggenmos, Esther-Maria LU orcid (2025) p.261-277
Abstract
This is a contribution written for aspiring teachers of religionskundskap. It depicts what it means to grow up as a Buddhist, including reflections on childhood in Buddhist early sources and the childhood of the historical Buddha. It starts out with looking at children growing up among Buddhists and includes, in the end, South Asian Buddhist child monks as well as American and European perspectives. The bibliography also mentions a short list of Buddhist books for children in European languages.
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author
organization
alternative title
Buddhism and Children
publishing date
type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
host publication
Barn i religionernas värld
editor
Berglund, Jenny ; Gunner, Gunilla and Klintborg, Caroline
edition
2
pages
17 pages
publisher
Gleerups Utbildning AB
ISBN
978-91-511-1857-4
language
Swedish
LU publication?
yes
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ba2a02c0-425d-4c1f-94a2-6bd8607beea0
date added to LUP
2025-09-26 21:49:00
date last changed
2025-10-09 13:47:34
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