What makes you not a Buddhist

What makes you not a Buddhist

by Khyentse, Jamyang

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So you think you're a Buddhist? Think again. Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, one of the most creative and innovative lamas teaching today, throws down the gauntlet to the Buddhist world, challenging common misconceptions, stereotypes, and fantasies. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism - beyond the romance with beads, incense, or exotic robes - straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :What makes you not a Buddhist / Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse.

Summary

So you think you're a Buddhist? Think again. Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, one of the most creative and innovative lamas teaching today, throws down the gauntlet to the Buddhist world, challenging common misconceptions, stereotypes, and fantasies. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism - beyond the romance with beads, incense, or exotic robes - straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2008

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Shambhala
  • Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2008

Notes

Originally published: 2007.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:134 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781590305706 (pbk.), 1590305701 (pbk.)
  • oclc:ocn214309065
  • LC Classification:BQ4132
  • Dewey Decimal:294.342

Table of Contents

Fabrication and impermanence -- Emotion and pain -- Everything is emptiness -- Nirvana is beyond concepts.

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Subjects

11.93 Buddhism Bouddhisme -- Doctrines Buddhism -- Doctrines

Writers

Khyentse, Jamyang

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