Buddha for BeginnersIntroducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha. It also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth. The text, by a practicing Vajrajana Buddhist, and the vibrant illustrations illuminate the process by way of a rich legacy of stories and explanations. The book concludes with a description of the role of Buddhism in modern Asia and its growing influence on Western thought. |
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1st century 20th century 5th Patriarch action Bardo became become began Bodhi tree Bodhidharma Bodhisattva body Buddha nature Buddha's teaching Buddhism in China called charnel ground Chinese Chogyam Trungpa compassion Crazy Wisdom culture Dalai Lama death deities discipline doctrine Eastern enlightened mind essence exist experience flowers followers Four Noble Truths Gelugpa glimpse Greater Vehicle Hinayana historical Buddha Hui-Neng human India individual liberation INTRODUCING INTRODUCING Japanese Karma kind King koan Koan study living Loon MADYAMIKA SCHOOL Mahayana MAITRI Mara Marpa meditation practice MILAREPA monastery monastic monks Nagarjuna Naropa oneself ourselves Padmasambhava palace pleasure practising meditation Prajna reality realization reincarnation religion ritual Rudra Sakyas sangha seen sense Shambhala Publications SHANTIDEVA Siddartha siddhas spiritual story sunyata Suzuki Roshi sword tantra tantric Taoism taught thought THREE YANAS Tibet Tibetan Buddhism tradition transmission understanding Vajrayana Buddhism Vietnam West Western students women YOGACARA Zazen Zen teacher