Publication
Imprint: New York : Grove Press, 1983. Edition: First Evergreen edition. Responsibility: Stephen Batchelor ; foreword by John Blofeld. OCLC Number: 9042368. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 143 pages ; 21 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary.
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Inter / Batch
ISBN
0394624572 / 9780394624570
Original publication date
1983
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CSS Library Notes
Description: "Inspired by Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattava's way of life, the oral instructions of living Buddhist masters, Martin Heidegger's classic Being and time, and the writings of the Christian theologians Paul Tillich and John MacQuarrie," this is a "contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations."--Cover.
Table of Contents: Having and being --
The task of clarification --
Being-alone --
Being-with --
Wisdom and method --
The optimum mode of being.
FY1992 /
Table of Contents: Having and being --
The task of clarification --
Being-alone --
Being-with --
Wisdom and method --
The optimum mode of being.
FY1992 /
Physical description
143 p.; 22 cm
Description
This uniquely contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations, was inspired by Shantideva's 'Guide To The Bodhisattva's Way Of Life', which the author translated into English, the oral instructions of living Buddhist masters, Heidegger's classic 'Being and Time', and the writings of the Christian theologians Paul Tillich and John MacQuarrie.
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Original language
English
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LibraryThing member dannywon
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LibraryThing member johnverdon
Here again Batchelor - bring secular clarity in a pragmatic 'culturally light' integration of the teaching of Buddha. Batchelor is always a worthy read.
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