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Great Faith, Great Wisdom: Practice and Awakening in the Pure Land Sutras of Mahayana Buddhism
Ratnaguna Hennessey
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Description for Great Faith, Great Wisdom: Practice and Awakening in the Pure Land Sutras of Mahayana Buddhism
Paperback. Ratnaguna presents a commentary on the three Pure Land Sutras. Looking at them as a practising Buddhist inspired by the Sutras, he shows how they describe Sukhavati and Amitabha/Amitayus,and Sukhavati's relationship with faith and practice. Includes translations of the three Pure Land sutras by Buddhist scholar Sraddhapa. Translator(s): Welsh, Shraddhapa. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Ratnaguna presents a commentary on the three Pure Land Sutras - the Shorter and Longer Sukhavati-vyuha Sutras and the Amitayur-Dhyana Sutra. Looking at them as a practising Buddhist inspired by the Sutras, he shows how they describe Sukhavati and Amitabha/Amitayus, Sukhavati's relationship with faith and practice, explain how they came about (a 'mythical history'), and tell us how we can be reborn there. The Sutras all discuss the aspiration to be reborn in Sukhavati but can also be understood metaphorically - rebirth taking place in this very life, and Sukhavati being a description of the Enlightened ... Read more
Ratnaguna presents a commentary on the three Pure Land Sutras - the Shorter and Longer Sukhavati-vyuha Sutras and the Amitayur-Dhyana Sutra. Looking at them as a practising Buddhist inspired by the Sutras, he shows how they describe Sukhavati and Amitabha/Amitayus, Sukhavati's relationship with faith and practice, explain how they came about (a 'mythical history'), and tell us how we can be reborn there. The Sutras all discuss the aspiration to be reborn in Sukhavati but can also be understood metaphorically - rebirth taking place in this very life, and Sukhavati being a description of the Enlightened ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Windhorse Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
659g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909314566
SKU
V9781909314566
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About Ratnaguna Hennessey
Ratnaguna is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order and has been practising Buddhism for 35 years. He was a founder of the Manchester Buddhist Centre. He now lives in Salford, where he is a director of Breathworks - a social enterprise organization that helps people who live with chronic pain and other long-term health conditions. He also teaches at ... Read more
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