What makes you not a Buddhist
Moving away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what they're talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism--beyond a romance with beads, incense, and exotic people in robes--straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone who deeply understands the truth o…
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- Full title :What makes you not a Buddhist / Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse.
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Moving away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what they're talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism--beyond a romance with beads, incense, and exotic people in robes--straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone who deeply understands the truth of impermanence and how our emotions can trap us in cycles of suffering. Khyentse presents the fundamental tenets of Buddhism in simple language, using examples we can all relate to.
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- Publication Date:2007.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Shambhala
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:130 pages ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1590304063, 9781590304068
- oclc:ocm70265498
- LC Classification:BQ4132
- Dewey Decimal:294.3/42
Table of Contents
Fabrication and impermanence -- Emotion and pain -- Everything is emptiness -- Nirvana is beyond concepts.
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