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Introducing Buddha: A Graphic Guide
Jane Hope
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Description for Introducing Buddha: A Graphic Guide
Paperback. Describes the life and teachings of the Buddha. This book also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. It illuminates this process through several stories and explains the practices of meditation, Taoism and Zen. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Meditation, Karma, Zen, Tantric and Nirvana are some of the many Buddhist ideas Westerners hear of frequently, even if their meaning has been lost in translation. This vast and complex non-theistic religion is woven into the fabric of Asian civilisations. from India to the Himalayan regions, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan and elsewhere. What is Buddhism really all about? Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually, and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. Superbly illustrated by Borin Van Loon, the ... Read more
Meditation, Karma, Zen, Tantric and Nirvana are some of the many Buddhist ideas Westerners hear of frequently, even if their meaning has been lost in translation. This vast and complex non-theistic religion is woven into the fabric of Asian civilisations. from India to the Himalayan regions, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan and elsewhere. What is Buddhism really all about? Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually, and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. Superbly illustrated by Borin Van Loon, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Introducing...
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848310117
SKU
V9781848310117
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About Jane Hope
Borin Van Loon has worked on numerous Introducing titles. He is a freelance illustrator, surrealist painter and collagist who produces the comic strip 'The Severed Head' for The Chap magazine.
Reviews for Introducing Buddha: A Graphic Guide
'An exemplary introduction... persuasive and intelligently critical.'
Times Educational Supplement
Times Educational Supplement