A Modern Buddhist Bible

A Modern Buddhist Bible
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Publisher : Beacon Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 0807012432
ISBN-13 : 9780807012437
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Book Synopsis A Modern Buddhist Bible by : David S. Lopez, Jr.

Download or read book A Modern Buddhist Bible written by David S. Lopez, Jr. and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2002-11-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to bring together the key texts of modern Buddhism In the last hundred years, the world, especially the West, has increasingly embraced the teachings of Buddhism. A Modern Buddhist Bible is the first anthology to bring together the writings from Buddhists, both Eastern and Western, that have redefined Buddhism for our era. Forging a universal doctrine from the divergent traditions of China, Sri Lanka, Japan, Burma, Thailand, and Tibet, the makers of modern Buddhism saw it as a return to the origin, as renowned scholar Donald Lopez shows. Modern Buddhism is for them a homeward journey to the vision of Buddha himself. Putting far more stress on meditation and spirituality than on ritual and relics, it embraces the ordination of women and values of science, social justice, tolerance, and individual freedom. A Modern Buddhist Bible includes writing by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, T'ai Hsu, Cheng Yen, Shaku Soen, D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, Gary Snyder, Shunryu Suzuki, and others who have played a role in the rich and complex movement that fused Eastern insight with Western consciousness.


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