Daisaku Ikeda

The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography

Übersetzer: Watson, Burton

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'The Living Buddha' is a biography with a double focus. It is at once a vivid historical narrative based on what is known or can be reasonably surmised about Shakyamuni's life and times, and an inspiring account of a heroic life dedicated to helping all people free themselves from suffering.

Produktdetails

• Soka Gakkai History of Buddhis
• Verlag: Middleway Press
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9780977924523
• ISBN-10: 0977924521
• Artikelnr.: 23610013

Autorenporträt

Daisaku Ikeda is the author and coauthor of more than 60 books on Buddhism and the founding president and leader of the Soka Gakkai International, one of the largest lay Buddhist organizations in the world. He is the recipient of the United Nations Peace Award, the Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award, and the International Tolerance Award of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Burton Watson is a translator of Chinese and Japanese literature. His translations include Chuang Tzu, The Lotus Sutra, Ryokan, Saigyo, and The Vimalakirti Sutra. He received the PEN Translation Prize in 1981.