A Buddhist Bible - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080705951X ISBN 13 : 9780807059517

Editeur : Beacon Press (MA), 1970

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Biographie de l'auteur

One American who attempted to establish an American Buddhist movement was Dwight Goddard (1861–1939). Goddard was a Christian missionary to China when he first came in contact with Buddhism. In 1928, he spent a year living in a Zen monastery in Japan. In 1934, he founded "The Followers of Buddha, an American Brotherhood," with the goal of applying the traditional monastic structure of Buddhism more strictly than Senzaki and Sokei-an had previously. The group was largely unsuccessful, as no Americans were recruited to join as monks and attempts failed to attract a Chinese Chan (Zen) master to come to the United States. However, Goddard's efforts as an author and publisher bore considerable fruit: in 1930, he began publishing ZEN: A Buddhist Magazine. In 1932, he collaborated with D. T. Suzuki on a translation of the Lankavatara Sutra. That same year, he published the first edition of A Buddhist Bible," an anthology of Buddhist scriptures focusing on those used in Chinese and Japanese Zen.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a professionally edited and typed version of the classic book, NOT a blurred facsimilie of the book. Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pali/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering (or dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Beacon Press (MA)
• Date d'édition: 1970
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080705951X
• ISBN 13: 9780807059517
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 684
• Éditeur: Goddard Dwight
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible