The Living Thoughts of Gotama the Buddha
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887752382 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 227 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Accurate Book based in Scripture, not conjecture. VeritasluxMea This book, inexpensive and tiny though it be, is the single BEST introduction to buddhism available in print. A double introduction by Dr. AK Coomaraswamy and followed by a corpus of primary translations by IB Horner, herself a famous Pali translator.What makes this book absolutely phenomenal and stands out from the massive amount of trashy books under the title of "Buddhism"? Simple, this book makes no claims without citation, no conclusions without references i. Goes t o the Heart of Buddhism! This book is one of the best introductions to Buddhism. It goes past the layers of obfuscating polemics that were added to make the Buddha into a cult figure, which in his own life he wasn't.. ONE OF BEST BOOKS OUT OF 2300+ BOOKS I OWN ON BUDDHISM Kenneth L. Wheeler Im a Pali scholar and write books on Buddhism. This book is (outside of the Suttas) is the single best introductory book to own on Buddhism AK Coomaraswamy is seen by Indians and experts in Buddhism as a "GOD" of Indian Philosophy. He spent endless years translating Pali as well as Sanksrit. He is also very well trained in Platonism as well as Neo Platonism.
About the AuthorAnanda K. Coomaraswamy was a great scholar of art history and iconography. He knew thirty-six languages, and through his vast knowledge of differing systems of thought, he was able to attain great insight into metaphysics and symbolism.
This second edition is of incalculable value for its selection of text taken from the Buddha's own statements, as translated from Pali texts. It includes selections such as: Causality, The Deathless and the Incomposite, Training of the Soul, and Relationship with Others.
Ananda K. He knew thirty-six languages, and through his vast knowledge of differing systems of thought, he was able to attain great insight into metaphysics and symbolism.. Coomaraswamy was a great scholar of art history and iconography