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The bandit wore a gruesome garland of fingers of the men he had killed. As his garland of fingers grew longer strong men cowered in fright. The bandit was invincible - until he met a gentle monk - Buddha. Thus darkness came face to face with light and at last the restless bandit found peace.
Author: Anita Ganeri Publisher: Evans Brothers ISBN: 9780237532345 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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'Storyteller' is a series of illustrated books that features stories from the world's major religions accompanied by fact boxes that provide background and supplementary information on each religion under consideration.
Author: Satish Kumar Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0857845624 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 80
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Among all the experiences of the Buddha, his eye-to-eye encounter with a terrorist is perhaps the most relevant and vital for those of us caught in the binds of the early 21st century. Once upon a time in northern India, there lived a violent and fearsome outcaste called Angulimala ('necklace of fingers'). He terrorised towns and villages in order to try to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace. The Buddha set out to meet Angulimala, and with the power of love and compassion he persuaded him to renounce violence and take responsibility for his past actions. Thus Angulimala was transformed. The Buddha and the Terrorist brings a message for our time about the importance of looking for the root causes of violence, and of finding peaceful means to end terror. This revised edition includes a new Prologue, 'Talking to Terrorists', in which Satish Kumar discusses how we can best deal with the phenomenon of international terrorism. By telling the tale of the pitiless, blood-splattered Angulimala, activist Satish Kumar reminds us that when the Buddha deliberately and compassionately faced real fear, the fear in that real face evaporated.
Author: Kyimo Publisher: Paragon Publishing ISBN: 1899820442 Category : Languages : en Pages : 430
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This masterpiece of a publication can be used as a teaching aid or a reference book for Buddhists, or in fact, anyone wishing to refer to the subject. It makes the subject of Buddhism easy and can take the reader to GCSE level or even as far as MA standard. The author, KYIMO, an ordained Buddhist, spent over three years studying and researching this manuscript and has produced the most comprehensive, complete and accurate work. May good fortune yours in peace. With Metta.
Author: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Publisher: Buddhism for Children ISBN: 9781616060213 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Story of Angulimala is a tale of how one unhappy man who only wished to harm others was able to transform into a loving and kind person through practicing Buddha's teachings.
Author: Amitai Etzioni Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 9780847684717 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 208
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There is no consensus about what someone who has violated society's rules must do in order to be fully restored to the community. Although repentance is a prominent idea in religions ranging from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Buddhism and Hinduism, its use in civic culture is vague and inconsistent. For example, is remorse the same as repentance? Drawing from a variety of religious and civic perspectives, the renowned contributors to this book_from the fields of theology, philosophy, and the social sciences_offer a broad understanding of repentance and its many applications. The essays question the legitimacy of repentance as a religious concept for the civic culture, exploring the way in which the religious origins of repentance might both illuminate and facilitate our civic usage of the idea. Excellent for theologians, philosophers, moral ethicists, and anyone asking, ' Who deserves a second chance?'
Author: Christopher J. Mruk Publisher: Springer Publishing Company ISBN: 9780826120359 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 268
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The authors--one a clinical educator and social scientist, the other a nurse psychotherapist and practicing Buddhist--present a fascinating dialog on the "science" and the "art" sides of the art-science debate. Practical suggestions are included for achieving a balance between these two poles of the helping and healing process.
Author: Bishnu Pathak, Ph.D. Publisher: Cook Communication ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 170
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Eastern philosophy (EP) has often been neglected in mainstream academic discourse. Philosophy is the way of looking at, understanding, interpreting, and fundamentally bringing together love and wisdom (lovism). This study contributes to a wider understanding of international relations and philosophies in a world where the balance of power is shifting and emerging as superpower countries India and China are increasingly growing in importance. The objectives of this state-of-the-art book are four-fold: (1) to understand the fundamentals of the ancient EP; (2) to interpret basic concepts, thoughts, and teachings of classical international relation-related theories or peace spiritual insights of various wisdom within Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Christian Missionaries; (3) to assist the Master's level students to participate actively in discussions and interpretations and to create insights and critical thinking methods accordingly; and (4) to share the outcomes of philosophy with like-minded actors/institutions globally.
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1458768252 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 442
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Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old Path White Clouds is destined to become a classic of religious literature. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. His life long efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He is the founder of Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, and has taught at Columbia University and the Sorbonne. He is the author of Being Peace, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Peace Is Every Step, and 75 other books. I have not avoided including the various difficulties the Buddha encountered, both from his own disciples and in relation to the wider society. If the Buddha appears in this hook as a man close to us, it is partly due to recounting such difficulties. --from the author's afterword
Author: SUBBA RAO
Author: Anita Ganeri
Author: Michael L. Hadley
Author: Satish Kumar
Author: Kyimo
Author: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Author: Amitai Etzioni
Author: Christopher J. Mruk
Author: Bishnu Pathak, Ph.D.
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh