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Dalai Lama & Other Buddhist Spiritual Leaders, Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Doctrine, Buddhist Biography

Introducing Buddha

by Jane Hope, Borin Van Loon, Richard Appignanesi
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Overview

Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha. It also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth. This is achieved by individual study and by way of inspiration passed from teacher to pupil. Meditation, Karma, Zen, Tantric, Nirvana are just some of the many Buddhist ideas that have been absorbed into our Western popular idiom often inappropriately and without terms of reference. But this vast and complex non-theistic religion is woven into the fabric of Asian civilizations from India to Vietnam and China to Korea and Japan.

Synopsis

Introducing Buddah describes the life and teachings of the Buddah. Author Jane Hope shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. The book explains the pratices of meditation, Taoism and Zen. It goes on to describe the role of Buddhism in modern Asia and its growing influence on Western thought.

Tricycle Magazine

An illustrated introduction to the Buddha and his teachings. Guaranteed to convince the kids that Buddha is "the bomb."

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Tricycle Magazine

An illustrated introduction to the Buddha and his teachings. Guaranteed to convince the kids that Buddha is "the bomb."

Book Details

Published
October 1, 2005
Publisher
Totem Books
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781840466331

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