The Prophet And The Bodhisattva

Author : Charles R. Strain
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620328410
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prophet and the Bodhisattva written by Charles R. Strain and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can religious individuals and communities learn from each other in ways that will lead them to collaborate in addressing the great ethical challenges of our time, including climate change and endless warfare? This is the central question underlying The Prophet and the Bodhisattva. It juxtaposes two figures emblematic of an ideal moral life: the prophet as it evolved in ancient Israel and the bodhisattva as it flowered in Mahayana Buddhism. In particular, The Prophet and the Bodhisattva focuses on Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hanh, who in their lives embody and in their writings reflect upon their respective moral type. Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, pacifist, and poet, is best known for burning draft files in 1968 and for hammering and pouring blood on a nuclear warhead in 1980. His extensive writings on the Hebrew prophets reflect his life of nonviolent activism. Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk, Vietnamese exile, and poet struggled to end the conflict during the Vietnam War. Since then he has led the global movement that he named Engaged Buddhism and has written many commentaries on Mahayana scriptures. For fifty years both have been teaching us how to pursue peace and justice, a legacy we can draw upon to build a social ethics for our time.

Author : M. E. Brinkman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317490436
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Non-Western Jesus written by M. E. Brinkman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Christians in Asia live amongst Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shamanist or Taoist majorities and this context shapes the local Christian theology. The same is true in Africa where traditional religions and beliefs influence African Christians. Central to this change in both Africa and Asia is the creation of a new Jesus, one who accretes local beliefs and concerns and who, in that process, is transformed. 'The Non-Western Jesus' reveals how a new theology - with its own images and concepts - is coming into being. A wide range of embodiments of Jesus is examined: Jesus as 'Avatara' and 'Guru' in the Indian context; as 'Bodhisattva' in the Buddhist context; and Jesus within Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African and Indonesian religious contexts.

Author : Masaharu Anesaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nichiren, the Buddhist Prophet written by Masaharu Anesaki and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : 姉崎正治
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nichiren, the Buddhist Prophet written by 姉崎正治 and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Malcolm David Brown
Publisher : O Books
ISBN 13 : 9781803412771
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elijah the Bodhisattva written by Malcolm David Brown and published by O Books. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading the Bible through Buddhist eyes ... Elijah the Prophet's journey to enlightenment.

Author : Shantideva
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590306147
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Bodhisattva written by Shantideva and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas—those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake. This version is translated from the Tibetan and includes a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a translator’s preface, a thorough introduction, a note on the translation, and three appendices of commentary by the Nyingma master Kunzang Pelden.

Author : Ali Unal
Publisher : Tughra Books
ISBN 13 : 1597848239
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prophet Promised in World Scriptures written by Ali Unal and published by Tughra Books. This book was released on 2013-08-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-researched and comprehensive book by Ali Ünal details the numerous prophecies about the advent of the Prophet Muhammad in various world scriptures. Unal argues that numerous prophecies of the coming of the Prophet Muhammad are found in the New and Old Testaments, the Zoroastrian, Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures. He then closely examines these prophecies through a comparative and verse-by-verse analysis and explains the rationale for his conclusions. This book will appeal to readers from all faiths and backgrounds that have an interest in major world religions and their sacred scriptures.

Author : Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Publisher : Summit University Press
ISBN 13 : 1932890041
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maitreya on Initiation written by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and published by Summit University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles R. Strain
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438498020
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prophetic Wisdom written by Charles R. Strain and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Buddhism lacked an understanding of systemic injustice and its contribution to collective suffering. Despite the teaching of impermanence, classical Buddhist schools viewed social institutions as given and offered no path to social transformation. Today, Buddhists are shaped by multiple religious and secular traditions, including those stemming from the Hebrew prophets. The prophetic tradition offers a socially and religiously powerful concept—the concept of justice—that reconfigures the Buddhist dharma. In a time of unparalleled peril, Buddhists are challenged as never before to turn wisdom into strategic action to foster systemic social change. Compassion is not enough. Prophetic Wisdom shows how Engaged Buddhists can expand their understanding of the causes of collective suffering and develop nonviolent means for social transformation through a dialectic of love, power, and justice. It concludes by confronting the poison of racism in the American body politic.

Author : Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 193289036X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buddhic Essence written by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We all have the seed, or “essence,” of Buddha within us, and because we do we have the potential to become a Buddha. The journey to Buddhahood is not a journey measured in distance or time. Its markers are self-knowledge and a yearning for something within that beckons the soul to take the next step on her spiritual journey. Drawing on traditional and modern Buddhist teachings and stories, Elizabeth Clare Prophet gently traces the pathway to Buddhic enlightenment. She outlines the stages on that path and describes the ten virtues we are meant to perfect along the way, offering insightful tips for developing them. She also explores Buddhist teaching on awakening the heart and mind and explains how Buddhist mantras help us overcome obstacles to spiritual growth while increasing wisdom, compassion, forgiveness and joy. Includes a section on mantras for wisdom and compassion. The Buddhic Essence is the second book in the author's Mystical Paths of the World’s Religions series. "