Buddhayana Living Buddhism [Paperback]

This long awaited book, from leading expert Anil Goonewardene, is an insightful, lively and readable account of Buddhism. Drawing on over twenty years of teaching experience,?Anil sets out to demonstrate that the three key traditions of Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana) are all rooted in the same foundations and that the central teachings of these different schools are the same. This unique?book presents Buddhism as a living, practical religion, giving readers an enlightening insight into an often mystifying tradition.?Buddhayana:?Living Buddhism?offers a fascinating perspective on Buddhism, in all its beauty and nobility, though the eyes of a practising Buddhist born and raised in the tradition that has guided millions of people.

Divided into five parts, covering all aspects of Buddhism - from the lives of the Buddha to the various sections of the Buddhist community - the book also includes two appendices focusing on the Buddhist view of death, and a case study of Buddhist rebirth.

ForewardPrefaceIntroduction Part One - Current Teaching Begins 1. Previous Life (Jataka) Stories2. Life of Gotama (Sakyamuni) Buddha 3. History and Development 4. Literature Part Two - Teaching (Dhamma, Dharma) 5.Four Noble Truths 6. Three Signs of Being 7. Actions and Results (Kamma and Vipaka) 8. Rebirth , Rebecoming 9. Wheel of Life 10. The DhammapadaPart Three - Practice 11. Lay Persons' Morality 12. Worship and Veneration 13. Art, Architecture, Artifacts, Symbols 14. Pilgrimage, Festivals and Celebrations 15. Meditation, Mindfulness, Retreats Part Four - Community 16. Ordained Sangha, Lay Persons 17. Arahats, Bodhisattas, Bodhisattvas 18. The Buddha Part Five - Buddhism19. Past, Present and FutureGlossary Appendix I -- Facing Death with A Smile Appendix II - An Interesting case of Rebirth Bibliography
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