Complete Guide to Buddhist America
分類: 图书,进口原版,Reference(参考书),
品牌: Don Morreale
基本信息出版社:Shambhala (1998年3月10日)平装:448页正文语种:英语ISBN:1570622701条形码:9781570622700商品尺寸:18.4 x 2.5 x 23.5 cm商品重量:794 g品牌:ShambhalaASIN:1570622701商品描述商品描述This completely revised and vastly expanded edition of "Buddhist America: Centers, Retreats, and Practices" contains more than twice the number of listings and articles contained in the original edition. The book serves not only as the most comprehensive directory of Buddhist activity in North America, but also as a highly readable introduction to Buddhist practice in general. Photos & illustrations .媒体推荐"The front cover describes this book as 'the most comprehensive introduction to Buddhism in America – with dozens of articles by leading Buddhist teachers, scholars, and students, and detailed listings to over a thousand Buddhist meditation centers in the United States and Canada.' Cross-indexed by name as well as location, this volume functions well as a guidebook, though it will not fit into your pocket. The book is divided into four sections, reflecting the major paths of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and a fourth called 'Buddhayan: Nonsectarian Buddhism and Mixed Traditions.' Here you will find a very brief description of BPF and a somewhat longer passage on the BASE program.
"There's more than one lifetime of possibilities listed here for investigation. Wonderful photographs of many of the authors and a clear design make this an invaluable tool for any seeker, useful for search, research, and tasting the many flavors of contemporary western Buddhism. Both the reality ofso muchnessand of putting it between covers is an awesome accomplishment."—Turning Wheel, Summer 1998, p.40
"More than a simple directory of Buddhist centers, this book offers an in-depth guide to Buddhist practices in America and to the crucial role meditation centers across the country are playing in shaping a uniquely American Buddhism.A Complete Guide to Buddhist Americaoffers ample evidence that the lotus of the Buddha-dharma has not only taken root in the rocky soil of America but has blossomed with wondrous variety and profusion."—Rick Fields, author ofHow the Swans Came to the Lake: A History of Buddhism in America