Bodhisattva Archetypes: Classic Buddhist Guides to Awakening and Their Modern ExpressionExplaining the psychology of Bodhisattva practice, imagery, and imagination, Bodhisattva Archetypes identifies a number of archetypal figures - beings dedicated to the universal awakening or enlightenment of everyone. With entertaining folklore of the Bodhisattva tradition - and numerous depictions of its iconography and sacred sites - Taigen Daniel Leighton introduces readers to recognizable Bodhisattva archetypes like Maitreya the future Buddha or Avalokiteshvara (often depicted as Guanyin, the Chinese "Goddess of Mercy"), as well as contemporary figures who exemplify Bodhisattva ideals, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau. |
Contents
The Ten Transcendent Practices | 3 |
243 | 22 |
Prince of Wisdom | 93 |
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activity Amitabha Asanga Asia aspect Avalokiteshvara Avatamsaka Avatamsaka Sutra awakening awareness beneficial bodhi Bodhidharma bodhisattva archetypes bodhisattva figures bodhisattva practice buddhahood Buddhist century chanted chapter China Chinese Cleary compassion culture delusions depicted developed devotion Dharma dhisattva disciples Dogen earth East Asian embodies emptiness enlightenment example exemplars express Flower Ornament Sutra future goddess Guanyin hell Hotei human images inconceivable India insight inspired Japan Japanese Jizo Jizo's Kanjizai Kannon Kanzeon Kshitigarbha Layman Pang liberation lives Lotus Sutra Mahakashyapa Mahayana sutras Maitreya manifestations Manjushri mantras Mayumi meditation monk Mount Wutai mountain nonduality paramita paramita of wisdom perfection popular powers prac practitioners Prajnaparamita Pure Land qualities reality realize realms rebirth samadhi Samantabhadra San Francisco Sanskrit sattva Shakyamuni Buddha shamanic Shambhala Shariputra Siddhartha skillful means social sometimes spiritual story suffering teachers teaching temple Tibetan tradition trans Translation University Press venerated Vimalakirti vision worldly Yogachara York Zen Master
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