‘Wishing You a Speedy Termination of Existence': Aleister Crowley's Views on Buddhism and Its Relationship with the Doctrine of Thelema

Aleister Crowley was considerably influenced by the doctrines of Theravāda Buddhism, which he studied in his youth, both theoretically and practically. He correlated its principles to the principles of scientific agnosticism and considered that its objectives could also be achieved through the pract...

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Main Author: Djurdjevic, Gordan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Aries
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-230
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Crowley, Aleister 1875-1947 / Buddhism / thelēma / Thelemites
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
BL Buddhism
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Crowley
B Thelema
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