Mahayana Myths And Stories

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 1909314900
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mahayana Myths and Stories written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sangharakshita introduces us to the wonderful world of three of the best-loved Mahayana sutras - a world from which we emerge with treasures in the form of teachings and advice that are a great support in how to live our lives in the everyday world. From the transcendental critique of religion and the means of unification offered by the Vimalakirti-nirdesa to the light shed on economics, ecology and politics by the Sutra of Golden Light, these commentaries offer a unique and deeply meaningful perspective on the value of human existence.

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780904766592
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment written by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An image or story can mysteriously convey a sense of truth that the most convincing intellectual argument cannot. In the White Lotus Sutra, bursting with symbols, imagery and myths, we meet the Buddha as a story-teller. Indeed, this sutra tells the greatest of all stories, that of human life and human potential. This great story takes the cosmos as its stage and all sentient beings as its players, yet within it lie many tales that address aspects of our lives or personalities. This delightfully illustrated commentary on one of the most influential, revered and well-loved Buddhist scriptures brings these stories vividly to life and shows how they relate to our own spiritual quest.

Author : Biderman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004451943
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Fictions written by Biderman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Fictions — the third in a series of books on comparative philosophy and religion — is a collection of original essays, none previously published, on the theory and the actuality of myths and fictions in the different cultures of the world. Through all the essays there runs the question of the relation of literal truth to truth conceived in other ways or dimensions. Taken as a whole, the book makes a serious attempt to get beyond the confines of any single culture and enter into the mythical imagination of the ancient Hindus, Chinese, Hebrews and Christians, and by this act of imagination to escape (in Italo Calvino's words) "the limited perspective of the individual ego, not only to enter into selves like our own but to give speech to that which has no language..."

Author : Andreas Sofroniou
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326986309
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MYTHOLOGY LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE written by Andreas Sofroniou and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dealing with the study of mythology around the world, relating to and dealing with the interpretation of myths, legends, and occasionally extending to logos, speech. It explains myths and their allegorical narrative pertaining to the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people and their branch of knowledge that deals with a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something. Myths explained as traditional stories about the past, often including religious or fantastic elements; as they can be found in all societies, although they may function in different ways. They may be attempts to explain the origins of the universe and of mankind, the development of political institutions, or the reasons for ritual practices, or they may simply be told for the love of a good story.

Author : Joseph Walser
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231506236
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nagarjuna in Context written by Joseph Walser and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and other Buddhist and non-Buddhist sources, Walser offers an original contribution to the understanding of Nagarjuna and the early history of Buddhism.

Author : K. S. Palihakkara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhism Sans Myths and Miracles written by K. S. Palihakkara and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sister Nivedita
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497811201
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends [of] Hindus and Buddhists written by Sister Nivedita and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.

Author : J.S. Speyer
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN 13 : 8120807073
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gatakamala written by J.S. Speyer and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first Indian edition of Speyer's English translation of Aryasura's Gatakamala. The work belongs to the Canon of the Northern Buddhists. It contains thrityfour Gataka legends woven into the ethical and religious discourses that either magnify the glory of the Buddha or illustrate Buddhist doctrine and precepts by appropriate examples. The book is a first-rate document for the study of Mahayana Buddhism. Interspersed with the moral maxims the accounts of the marvelous deeds of the Bodhisattva are meant to inspire the reader with a stronger faith in the Buddha or an extraordinary zeal for self-sacrifice. The translation is authentic and authoritative. The reader will derive adequate knowledge and inspiration as from the original text.

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 190931434X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the White Lotus Sutra, bursting with symbols, imagery and myths, we meet the Buddha as a story-teller. This sutra tells the greatest of all stories, that of human life and human potential. This great story takes the cosmos as its stage and all sentient beings as its players. This delightfully illustrated commentary on one of the most influential, revered and well-loved Buddhist scriptures brings these stories vividly to life and shows how they relate to our own spiritual quest.

Author : Rafe Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780938756521
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hungry Tigress written by Rafe Martin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a collection of Buddhist tales with themes of wisdom, nonviolence, environmentalism, and respect for life. Combines ancient story traditions with contemporary thought, displaying the relevance of the tales to modern times.