The Priceless JewelThe 13 essays in this volume address topics including: world peace and nuclear war; the issue of blasphemy; the possibilities for dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity; and a painting by El Greco. |
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User Review - Ashvajit - LibraryThingA wonderful collection of thirteen essays recounting the author's reflections on his encounters as a Buddhist with Western thought and Western thinkers. Deeply thought-provoking, inspiring, and equally good read as Buddha-dharma or as literature. Read full review
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User Review - Ashvajit - LibraryThingA wonderful collection of thirteen essays recounting the author's reflections on his experience of Buddhism, especially in his encounters with Western thought and Western thinkers. Deeply thought-provoking, inspiring, and equally good read as Buddha-dharma or as literature. Read full review
Contents
PREFACE | 3 |
ASPECTS OF BUDDHIST MORALITY | 17 |
Dialogue BETWEEN BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY | 37 |
St Jerome REVISITED | 67 |
BUDDHISM AND BLASPHEMY | 93 |
BUDDHISM World PEACE AND Nuclear | 113 |
The BODHISATTVA PRINCIPLE | 137 |
THE GLORY OF THE LITERARY WORLD | 159 |
A NOTE ON THE BURIAL OF COUNT ORGAZ | 177 |
Criticism EAST AND WEST | 189 |
The Spiritual DIMENSION | 207 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Priceless Jewel |
| Author | Sangharakshita |
| Publisher | Windhorse Publications, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0904766586, 9780904766585 |
| Length | 224 pages |
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