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
The Way of the White Clouds
LAMA ANAGARIKA GOVINDA
RIDER BOOKS/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
THE BUDDHA WAY
CORLETT WILLIAM,MOORE JOHN
HAMISH HAMILTON/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Studies in the Middle Way Being Thoughts on Buddhism Applied
CHRISTMAS HUMPHREYS
CURZON PRESS
Tao Shengs Commentary on the Lotus Sutra A Study and Translation
YOUNG-HO KIM
STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK
Nirvana Tao The Secret Meditation Techniques of the Taoist and Buddhist Masters
DANIEL ODIER
INNER TRADITIONS/SIMON & SCHUSTER INC.
The Buddhism of H.P. Blavatsky
SPIERENBURG H. J.
POINT LOMA PUBLICATIONS INC.
The Door of Liberation
GESHE WANGYAL
LOTSAWA
The Union of Bliss and Emptiness
DALAI LAMA
SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS
A Buddhist Approach to Peace
NIKKYO NIWANO
KOSEI PUBLISHING CO.
Buddhism Primitive and Present in Magadha and in Ceylon
COPLESTON REGINALD STEPHEN
ASIAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
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