This book presents a brilliant account of of Theravada Buddhism and embraces a wide variety of themes ranging from the birth of Buddhism to the Buddha s prophetic teachings regarding the future of mankind. Topics covered include, among many others, the background of early Buddhism; the significance of the Buddha s birthday; the Buddhist doctrines of karma and reincarnation; the Buddhist conception of truth, good and evil, Nirvana, the individual, the universe and the material world; the Buddhist view of nature and destiny; Buddhism and the caste system; Buddhism and international law; and the contemporary relevance of the Buddha s teachings to the modern world. Professor Jayatilleke always writes with both the scholar and the lay reader in mind. As a result, this is a highly readable and extremely penetrating book and one that explores the roots and nature of the Buddha s teachings and examines them in the light of contemporary knowledge. The present collection contains all essays earlier published in the book The Message of the Buddha, edited by Ninian Smart, as well as essays that were published the Wheel Publication series
Lama Mipams Commentary to Nagarjunas Stanzas for a Novic monk
GLENN H. MULLIN
LIBRARY OF TIBETAN WORKS AND ARCHIVES/PALJOR PUBLICATIONS
Meditation Transformation and Dream Yoga
RINPOCHE VENERABLE GYATRUL
SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS
THE QUINTESSENCE OF THE UNION OF MAHAMUDRA AND DZOKCHEN
RINPOCHE KARMA CHAKME
KTD PUBLICATIONS
Gates to Buddhist Practice
CHAGDUD TULKU
PILGRIMS PUBLISHING VARANASI
THE LIFE AND WORK OF BUDDHAGHOSA
LAW BIMALA CHARAN
ENCOUNTERS WITH ENLIGHTENMENT STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
SIDDHALOKA
WISDOM TREE INDIA
THE ILLUSTRATED BUDDHA FOR BEGINNERS
ASMA STEPHEN T.
JAICO PUBLISHING HOUSE, INDIA
Dhammapada Message and Meaning
D.C. AHIR
BUDDHIST WORLD PRESS
INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
DALAI LAMA,TSERING DHONDUP
366 Gems from Buddhism
ROBERT VAN DE WEYER
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