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| Endless Path: Awakening within the Buddhist Imagination: Jataka Tales, Zen Practice, and Daily Life | ||
| 作者 | Martin, Rafe ; Wehrman, Richard |
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| 出版日期 | 2010.09.28 |
| 頁次 | 288 |
| 出版者 | North Atlantic Books |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/ |
| 出版地 | Berkeley, CA, US [伯克利, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | 1 edition.; |
| 摘要 | The jataka tales—stories of the Buddha’s past lives (in both human and animal form)—were first said to have been told by the Buddha himself 2,500 years ago. Five hundred and fifty jataka tales comprise part of the oldest Buddhist text, the Pali Canon. From this wealth of folklore, award-winning author and storyteller Rafe Martin has chosen ten tales that illustrate the ideals of the Buddhist paramitas, or “perfections” of character: giving, morality, forbearance, vitality, focused meditation, wisdom, compassionate skillful means, resolve, strength, and knowledge. Artist and designer Richard Wehrman helps bring the spirit of these stories alive with rich illustrations that open each chapter. Endless Path presents these ancient stories, usually reduced to children’s tales in the West, for adults, reconnecting modern seekers with the more imaginative roots of Buddhism. The jatakas help readers see their own lives, their failures and renewed efforts, in the same light as the challenges the Buddha faced—not as obstacles but as opportunities for developing character and self-understanding. Endless Path demonstrates the relevance of these tales to Buddhist lay practitioners today, as well as to those more broadly interested in Buddhist teaching and the ancient art of storytelling. |
| 目次 | The Jatakas: stories and commentary The tigress (dana/generosity) Gentle heart (shila/morality) The blue bear (kshanti/forbearance, patience) Prince 5-weapons (virya/vigor, vitality) Gangamala (dhyana/meditation) The wise crow (prajna/wisdom) The black hound (upaya/compassionate means) King Goodness (pranidhana/resolve) The ox, great joy (bala/strength) The sage little bowman (jnana/knowledge). |
| ISBN | 9781556439322 (pbk); 1556439326 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 264 |
| 建檔日期 | 2011.03.15 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.08.30 |
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