Gil Fronsdal

The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings. The Atthakavagga, or "Book of Eights," is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it we find the Buddha's teaching pared down to its most uncomplicated essence. Gil Fronsdal's translation and commentary reveals the text's central concern to be the joy that comes from recognizing and letting go of attachment to the illusory views that create suffering. It's simple medicine that works for us today as well as it did for the Buddha's first listeners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 128mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 212g
• ISBN-13: 9781611803242
• ISBN-10: 1611803241
• Artikelnr.: 44446478

Autorenporträt

Gil Fronsdal is co-teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. He has practiced Buddhism in both the Zen and Vipassana traditions for over forty years. He received his Ph.D. in religious studies from Stanford University. He has published a highly praised translation of the Dhammapada, as well as two other books: the author of The Issue at Hand: Essays on Mindfulness Practice and A Monastery Within: Tales from the Buddhist Path