Lotus in the stream : essays in basic Buddhism

by Hsing Yun

Other authorsTom Graham (Translator)

Paperback, 2000

Publication

New York : Weatherhill, 2000. Series: Companion vol. to the author's Buddhism : Core Ideas. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Master Hsing Yun (Xingyun), translated from the Chinese by Tom Graham. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 173 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary, index.

Call number

GT-B-G / Hsing

Barcode

BK-08447

ISBN

0834804417 / 9780834804418

Original publication date

2000

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions, New Arrivals

CSS Library Notes

Description: Over the centuries, Buddhism has produced an enormous quantity of teachings, doctrines, and highly complex systems of thought, making it very difficult to obtain a grasp of the full range of Buddhist philosophy and practice. In Lotus in a Stream , Chinese Buddhist Master Hsing Yun offers a Buddhist primer to organizes the major ideas and practices of Buddhism, from the most basic to the most complex, and presents them in concise, accessible, yet highly insightful mini-essays. An accomplished scholar of Buddhism, Master Hsing Yun also illuminates Buddhist doctrines with the light of decades of practice. Whether read straight through or flipped through as a handy encyclopedia, Lotus in a Stream is the perfect reference for beginners and advanced students of Buddhism alike. -- from back cover

Table of Contents: Foreword
How to study Buddhism
The four noble truths
Karma
The five precepts
The noble eightfold path
Taking refuge in the triple gem
Dependent origination
The three dharma seals
Emptiness
Nature
Mind
How to understand the Buddha
Nirvana
Bodhisattvas
Humanistic Buddhism

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Physical description

173 p.; 23 cm

Description

Over the centuries, Buddhism has produced an enormous quantity of teachings, doctrines, and highly complex systems of thought, making it very difficult to obtain a grasp of the full range of Buddhist philosophy and practice. In Lotus in a Stream , Chinese Buddhist Master Hsing Yun offers a Buddhist primer to organizes the major ideas and practices of Buddhism, from the most basic to the most complex, and presents them in concise, accessible, yet highly insightful mini-essays. An accomplished scholar of Buddhism, Master Hsing Yun also illuminates Buddhist doctrines with the light of decades of practice. Whether read straight through or flipped through as a handy encyclopedia, Lotus in a Stream is the perfect reference for beginners and advanced students of Buddhism alike.… (more)