Overview
In this slim, enlightening volume, internationally recognized Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor presents the basic tenets and teachings of the Buddha through a selection of essential texts from the Pali canon, the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Viewed by scholars as the actual substance of the historical teachings (and possibly even the words) of the Buddha, these texts are essential to an understanding of the Buddhist faith, and Batchelor illuminates them with her lucid analysis and interpretations. Both accessible to nonpractitioners and helpful to scholars, The Spirit of the Buddha touches upon key themes, including dharma, compassion, meditation, and peace, among others, creating a panoramic view of one of the world’s most widely practiced faiths that is deeply rooted in its most vital texts.
Full Product Details
Author: Martine Batchelor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9780300164077
ISBN 10: 0300164076
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 June 2010
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'The series of texts translated at the instigation of the International Sacred Literature Trust will make the world's heritage of spiritual and ethical insights available to a much wider audience. I hope it will help to break down the barriers of suspicion and ignorance and encourage understanding and tolerance in this age of tension and conflict.' His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 'I welcome the work of the International Sacred Literature Trust in making available to so many people books revealing the great teachings of love, compassion and universal responsibility - themes that underlie all the world's great sacred traditions.' His Holiness The Dalai Lama 'For readers of poetic and inspired literature, as well as for those interested in international understanding on the deepest level, it is hard to imagine a publishing venture more radical, more imaginative, more desirable or more exciting.' Ted Hughes
As well as making those teachings broadly accessible, Batchelor brings them up to date. . . . The Spirit of the Buddha offers entry into the Buddha Way for readers of all faiths, and a wide vista for Buddhist readers of all stripes. -Patrick McMahon, Inquiring Mind -- Patrick McMahon * Inquiring Mind *
Author Information
Martine Batchelor, a former Buddhist nun, studied Zen Buddhism under the guidance of Kusan Sunim and is the author of Let Go, Women in Korean Zen, Buddhism and Ecology, Principles of Zen, Meditation for Life, and The Path of Compassion: The Bodhisattva Precepts, a translation of the Chinese Brahma’s Net Sutra. She lives in France.
