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Author : K. Sri Dhammananda
Publisher : Wisdom Publications (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book What Buddhists Believe written by K. Sri Dhammananda and published by Wisdom Publications (MA). This book was released on 1973 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K Sri Dhammananda
Publisher : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
ISBN 13 : 8196718292
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (967 download)
Download or read book What Buddhist Believe? written by K Sri Dhammananda and published by Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K. Dhammananda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (214 download)
Download or read book What Buddhists Believe written by K. Dhammananda and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sri K. Dhammananda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789679920000
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (2 download)
Download or read book What Buddhists Believe written by Sri K. Dhammananda and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald S. Lopez
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300159137
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Scientific Buddha written by Donald S. Lopez and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And his influence continues. Today his teaching of "mindfulness" is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure. In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the West's encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddha's teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on "mindfulness" turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a potent challenge, even to our modern world.
Author : Tony Morris
Publisher : Granta Books
ISBN 13 : 1847084966
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book What Do Buddhists Believe? written by Tony Morris and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I believe that every human being has an innate desire for happiness and does not want to suffer. I also believe that the very purpose of life is to experience this happiness' The Dalai Lama Buddhism is one of the world's oldest and most widespread belief systems. Its history spans two and a half thousand years and Buddhism today has over 500 million adherents throughout almost every country in the world. Virtually unknown outside Asia until the last century, it is now the fastest-growing religion in the West. What is it about Buddhism that attracts so many in an age when people seem to be turning away from organized religion? The teachings of Buddhism are voluminous and varied, and it has a well-developed philosophical and mystical dimension; but at its core is a simple set of propositions and practices designed to meet the practical day-to-day concerns of ordinary people: how to live a compassionate, creative, wise and, above all, happy life. Tony Morris explores Buddhism's appeal and gives an acute insight into its essential beliefs.
Author : Robert Wright
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439195471
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Why Buddhism is True written by Robert Wright and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. In this “sublime” (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life—how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, and hatred, and how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience and psychology, and armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright’s landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, and deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some of the world’s most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is “provocative, informative and...deeply rewarding” (The New York Times Book Review), and as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, and grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age and shows how, in a time of technological distraction and social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals and as a species.
Author : Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher : Buddhist Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 955240116X
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (524 download)
Download or read book The Noble Eightfold Path written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddha's teachings center around two basic principles. One is the Four Noble Truths, in which the Buddha diagnoses the problem of suffering and indicates the treatment necessary to remedy this problem. The other is the Noble Eightfold Path, the practical discipline he prescribes to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying causes of suffering. The present book offers, in simple and clear language, a concise yet thorough explanation of the Eightfold Path. Basing himself solidly upon the Buddha's own words, the author examines each factor of the path to determine exactly what it implies in the way of practical training. Finally, in the concluding chapter, he shows how all eight factors of the path function in unison to bring about the realization of the Buddhist goal: enlightenment and liberation.
Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101663073
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Buddhism without Beliefs written by Stephen Batchelor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-03-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand the nature of anguish, let go of its origins, and bring into being a way of life that is available to us all. The concepts and practices of Buddhism, says Batchelor, are not something to believe in but something to do—and as he explains clearly and compellingly, it is a practice that we can engage in, regardless of our background or beliefs, as we live every day on the path to spiritual enlightenment.
Author : Paul Maxwell Harrison
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781781790960
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Setting Out on the Great Way written by Paul Maxwell Harrison and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Setting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early history of Mahāyāna Buddhism and delves into selected aspects of its formative period. As the variety of the religion which conquered East Asia and also provided the matrix for the later development of Buddhist Tantra or Vajrayāna, Mahāyāna is regarded as one of the most significant forms of Buddhism, and its beginnings have long been the focus of intense scholarly attention and debate. The essays in this volume address the latest findings in the field, including contributions by younger researchers vigorously critiquing the reappraisal of the Mahāyāna carried out by scholars in the last decades of the 20th century and the different understanding of the movement which they produced. As the study of Buddhism as a whole reorients itself to embrace new methods and paradigms, while at the same time coming to terms with exciting new manuscript discoveries, our picture of the Mahāyāna continues to change. This volume presents the latest developments in this ongoing re-evaluation of one of Buddhism's most important historical expressions.
Author : Damien Keown
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191577944
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction written by Damien Keown and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in Buddhism, and it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West who see it as either an alternative or a supplement to their own religious beliefs. Numerous introductory books have appeared in recent years to cater for this growing interest, but almost none devotes attention to the specifically ethical dimension of the tradition. For complex cultural and historical reasons, ethics has not received as much attention in traditional Buddhist thought as it has in the West, and publications on the subject are few and far between. Here, Damien Keown, author of Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction , illustrates how Buddhism might approach a range of fascinating moral issues ranging from abortion and suicide to cloning. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Kathy Zaun
Publisher : Milliken Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0787726753
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Buddhist Beliefs and Teachings written by Kathy Zaun and published by Milliken Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This packet covers the development of a religion that began with the life of Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th century B.C. Your students will learn in detail about Buddhist beliefs and teachings, such as the Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, the Three Signs of Being, and more. In addition to valuable historical and practical information, this packet provides review questions, questions for discussion, key word lists, and an answer key. These features facilitate student assimilation of the fundamentals of a religion practiced by an estimated 324 million people around the globe. You will be delighted to observe your students' growing understanding of the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Buddhist religion.
Author : Evan Thompson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300226551
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Why I Am Not a Buddhist written by Evan Thompson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and science. Buddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance. There are conferences, courses, and celebrities promoting the notion that Buddhism is spirituality for the rational; compatible with cutting-edge science; indeed, "a science of the mind." In this provocative book, Evan Thompson argues that this representation of Buddhism is false. In lucid and entertaining prose, Thompson dives deep into both Western and Buddhist philosophy to explain how the goals of science and religion are fundamentally different. Efforts to seek their unification are wrongheaded and promote mistaken ideas of both. He suggests cosmopolitanism instead, a worldview with deep roots in both Eastern and Western traditions. Smart, sympathetic, and intellectually ambitious, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Buddhism's place in our world today."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Elizabeth Harris
Publisher : ONEWorld
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book What Buddhists Believe written by Elizabeth Harris and published by ONEWorld. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on interviews with Buddhists living in both the West and the East, this is an accessible overview of the history, beliefs, practices, and rituals of the Buddhist tradition.
Author : Nārada (Maha Thera.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)
Download or read book The Buddha and what Buddhists Believe written by Nārada (Maha Thera.) and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Damien Keown
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0191606448
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction written by Damien Keown and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 1996-10-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his teachings? How has Buddhist thought developed over the centuries, and how can contemporary dilemmas be faced from a Buddhist perspective? Words such as 'karma' and 'nirvana' have entered our vocabulary, but what do they mean? Damien Keown's book provides a lively, informative response to these frequently asked questions about Buddhism.
Author : Peter Pauper Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780880880701
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Sayings of Buddha written by Peter Pauper Press and published by . This book was released on 1957-01-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
