Buddhists
Lewis, Todd
Buddhists Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners - U K Wiley Blackwell 2014 - 329p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part 1 Buddhists in the warliest and medieval eras ...11 1 The female householder Mallika ...13 2 Bhadda kundalakesa : The ex-jain ...21 3 Two noted householders of the Buddha`s time : upasika vishakha upasaka Anathapindika ...29 4 Nagarjuna : The great philosopher ...39 5 Who is uncle Donpa ? ...52 6 Ma -chig Lab dron : Mother of Tibetan buddhist chod ...62 Part II Buddhist lives in the west ...71 7 L.B. horner and the twentieth-century development of buddhism in the west ...73 8 Takyu : A yoing buddhist nun at a chan temple in the English Midlands ...80 9 Refuge and reconnection : one lao woman`s story ...87 10 Conversion, Devotion, and (Trans-) mission : Understanding ole nydahl ...96 11 Noah levine : Punk rocker and buddhist meditation teacher ...107 12 Legendary beat poet : Allen ginsberg ...115 13 Dr. Stephen John Fulder : Founder of vipassana in israel ...124 14 Amala sensei : Zen priest ...133 Part III Buddhist lives in south and southeast asia ...145 15 Pawince bunkhun : The life of a buddhist upasika ...147 16 Mahasi sayadaw of Burna ...157 17 Corporal Monk : Venerable sudinna`s journey from the Sri Lankan army to the Buddhist sangha ...165 18 The lure of renunciation and the ways of the world : Maechii wabi of Thailand ...172 19 Becoming a theravada modernist buddhist in comtemporary nwpal ...179 Part IV Buddhist lives in the himalayan region ...191 20 Tenpe Gyaltsen : The fifth jamyang Zhepa ...193 21 A female Tbetan Buddhist Diviner in Darjeeling ...201 22 Tsultrim Zangmo : A twenty -first- century Tibetan buddhist woman in south Asia ...209 23 Bakula Arhat`s journeys to the north : The life and work of the 19th Kushok bakula in Russia and Mongolia ...218 24 Hunger, Hard work and uncertanity : Tashi Dondrup reminisces on life and seath in a Tibetan village ...228 25 Benefiting the doctrine and sentient beings : The life of a Tibetan lineage master and the Ethos of Altruistic action ...236 26 Living practical Dharma : Chomo Khandru and the himalayan Bon tradition ...246 27 Excavating the stories of Border crossing women Masters in mordern buddhism : The oral biography of peeling ani wangdzin and her family ...257 Part V Buddhist lives in east asia ...265 28 The life of a contemporary Japanese Buddhist priest : Protecting the Dharma and ensuring its flow with all of one`s strength ...267 29 Toshihide numata : Igniting the flame of the Dharma ...274 30 Senoo Giro : The life and thought of a Rdical buddhist ...280 31 Building a culture of social engagement : Nichiren buddhism and soka gakkai buddhists in Japan ...289 32 Blood and Teardrops : The life and travels of venerable Fazun ...296 33 A modern chinese laywoman : Dumplings, Dharani and Dedication Honest auntie li tries to be a Good buddhist ...305
9781118658185 3211
S20 / L585
Buddhists Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners - U K Wiley Blackwell 2014 - 329p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part 1 Buddhists in the warliest and medieval eras ...11 1 The female householder Mallika ...13 2 Bhadda kundalakesa : The ex-jain ...21 3 Two noted householders of the Buddha`s time : upasika vishakha upasaka Anathapindika ...29 4 Nagarjuna : The great philosopher ...39 5 Who is uncle Donpa ? ...52 6 Ma -chig Lab dron : Mother of Tibetan buddhist chod ...62 Part II Buddhist lives in the west ...71 7 L.B. horner and the twentieth-century development of buddhism in the west ...73 8 Takyu : A yoing buddhist nun at a chan temple in the English Midlands ...80 9 Refuge and reconnection : one lao woman`s story ...87 10 Conversion, Devotion, and (Trans-) mission : Understanding ole nydahl ...96 11 Noah levine : Punk rocker and buddhist meditation teacher ...107 12 Legendary beat poet : Allen ginsberg ...115 13 Dr. Stephen John Fulder : Founder of vipassana in israel ...124 14 Amala sensei : Zen priest ...133 Part III Buddhist lives in south and southeast asia ...145 15 Pawince bunkhun : The life of a buddhist upasika ...147 16 Mahasi sayadaw of Burna ...157 17 Corporal Monk : Venerable sudinna`s journey from the Sri Lankan army to the Buddhist sangha ...165 18 The lure of renunciation and the ways of the world : Maechii wabi of Thailand ...172 19 Becoming a theravada modernist buddhist in comtemporary nwpal ...179 Part IV Buddhist lives in the himalayan region ...191 20 Tenpe Gyaltsen : The fifth jamyang Zhepa ...193 21 A female Tbetan Buddhist Diviner in Darjeeling ...201 22 Tsultrim Zangmo : A twenty -first- century Tibetan buddhist woman in south Asia ...209 23 Bakula Arhat`s journeys to the north : The life and work of the 19th Kushok bakula in Russia and Mongolia ...218 24 Hunger, Hard work and uncertanity : Tashi Dondrup reminisces on life and seath in a Tibetan village ...228 25 Benefiting the doctrine and sentient beings : The life of a Tibetan lineage master and the Ethos of Altruistic action ...236 26 Living practical Dharma : Chomo Khandru and the himalayan Bon tradition ...246 27 Excavating the stories of Border crossing women Masters in mordern buddhism : The oral biography of peeling ani wangdzin and her family ...257 Part V Buddhist lives in east asia ...265 28 The life of a contemporary Japanese Buddhist priest : Protecting the Dharma and ensuring its flow with all of one`s strength ...267 29 Toshihide numata : Igniting the flame of the Dharma ...274 30 Senoo Giro : The life and thought of a Rdical buddhist ...280 31 Building a culture of social engagement : Nichiren buddhism and soka gakkai buddhists in Japan ...289 32 Blood and Teardrops : The life and travels of venerable Fazun ...296 33 A modern chinese laywoman : Dumplings, Dharani and Dedication Honest auntie li tries to be a Good buddhist ...305
9781118658185 3211
S20 / L585