The Vision of the Buddha: An Illustrated Guide to the History, Beliefs, and Practices of BuddhismThis book is a vivid, richly illustrated guide to the history and legends of Buddhism, and to the main themes and beliefs in the Buddhist spiritual tradition, both today and in the past. |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
The birth of the future | 38 |
The Enlightenment | 48 |
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19th century achieved Ananda ancient Anuradhapura arhat Ashoka Asia Avalokiteshvara become bhikkhu birth Bodh Gaya bodhi bodhisattva body brahmin Buddha centre Ch'an China Chinese compassion Confucian Dalai Lama death deity depicted devotional dharma dharma doctrine Dogen dukkha Dun-huang dynasty Eightfold Path emperor emptiness enlightenment established female followed future Buddha gods heaven Hinayana Hindu human images Indian Jain Japan Japanese Jataka jhana Jina karma king Kyoto legend lives London Lotus Sutra Mahayana Mahayanist mandala Mara meditation mind monasteries monastic monuments Mount Hiei Nara Nepal Nichiren nirvana not-self Pali texts parinirvana period practice Pure Land rebirth religion religious represented ritual sacred samsara Samye sangha Sanskrit scriptures shakti Shingon Shinto shrines shunyata Siddhartha Singhalese Society Soto southeast spiritual Sri Lanka stupa suffering symbols Tantra Tantric Taoist teaching temple Tendai Thailand Theravada thought Tibet Tibetan tion tradition translated tree truth vajra Vajrayana Vinaya wisdom Zen masters