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DescriptionThis 14th century lively history introduces basic Buddhism as practiced throughout India and Tibet and describes the process of entering the Buddhist path through study and reflection. In the first chapter, we read about the structure of Buddhist education and the range of its subjects, and we're treated to a rousing litany of the merits of such instruction. In the second chapter, Buton introduces us to the buddhas of our world and eon, three of whom have already lived, taught, and passed into transcendence, before examining in detail the fourth, our own Buddha Shakyamuni. Buton tells the story of Shakyamuni in his past lives, then presents the path the Buddha followed (the same that all historical buddhas, including future ones, must follow). Only at the conclusion of the discussion of the result--enlightenment--do we return to the specific case of the Buddha and his twelve deeds. This marks the start of the history of the Buddha as most of us imagine it. Author descriptionBUToN RINCHEN DRUP (1290-1364) has been the role model for many of Tibet's greatest masters over the centuries, including the present Dalai Lama. He was a simple monk and a dear spiritual friend of all, high and low, and he embodied the highest degree of Buddhist scholarship and mastery of meditation. Lamas of all denominations still commonly refer to him as "omniscient Buton." LISA STEIN is a disciple of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. NGAWANG ZANGPO (Hugh Leslie Thompson), a Tsadra Foundation fellow, is a disciple of many Kagyu, Shangpa, and Nyingma masters. This is his fourth book translated under the auspices of the Tsadra Foundation. |