Entering the Stream: An Introduction to the Buddha and His TeachingsSamuel Bercholz, Sherab Chödzin The grandeur, simplicity, and freshness of the 2,500-year-old tradition of Buddhism are reflected in this collection of writings intended as a primer for newcomers to the subject as well as a reference for those familiar with Buddhism. The selections include: * The story of the Buddha's life. * A concise historical background. * Key writings of Theravada, Mahayana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism. * Meditation instructions. * A Buddhist explanation of reincarnation. * Simple explanations of terms. * A pictorial survey of Buddhist art and architecture. |
Contents
PART | 1 |
The Union of Joy and Happiness TILOPA 266 Contents | 28 |
BASIC TEACHINGS | 62 |
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action Ananda arhat arise attain aversion awareness Basic Teachings become begins bhikshus birth Blessed bodhi bodhisattva body and mind breath Buddha & Spread Buddha Dharma cause century Chögyam Trungpa concentration consciousness craving death Devadatta disciples Eightfold Path emptiness enlightenment essence of mind everything existence experience feeling Four Noble Truths Gangottara goddess happiness Hinayana ignorance impermanence karma karmic kind king Lama liberation living Mahayana Manjushri Manjushri asked master means meditation ment mental monks moral nature nirvana noble truth one's oneself ourselves pain Pali paramita parinirvana patriarch person practice prajna reality realization realm rebirth samadhi samsara Sangha sensation sense Shariputra shila shravaka shunyata skandha space spiritual Spread of Buddhism stanza suffering Sutra tantra tantric Tantric Teachings Tathagata teacher Theravada things thought Tibet Tibetan tion Trungpa tulkus understanding Vajrayana Vehicle Vimalakirti Vimalakirti replied wisdom zazen
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Buddhism Observed: Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu Peter Moran No preview available - 2003 |