The first book to bring together the key texts of modern Buddhism
In the last hundred years, the world, especially the West, has
increasingly embraced the teachings of Buddhism. A Modern Buddhist
Bible is the first anthology to bring together the writings from
Buddhists, both Eastern and Western, that have redefined Buddhism
for our era.
Forging a universal doctrine from the divergent traditions of
China, Sri Lanka, Japan, Burma, Thailand, and Tibet, the makers of
modern Buddhism saw it as a return to the origin, as renowned
scholar Donald Lopez shows. Modern
Buddhism is for them a homeward journey to the vision of Buddha
himself. Putting far more stress on meditation and spirituality
than on ritual and relics, it embraces the ordination of women and
values of science, social justice,
tolerance, and individual freedom.
A Modern Buddhist Bible includes writing by Jack Kerouac, Allen
Ginsberg, William Burroughs, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, T'ai
Hsu, Cheng Yen, Shaku Soen, D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, Gary Snyder,
Shunryu Suzuki, and
others who have played a role in the rich and complex movement that
fused Eastern insight with Western consciousness.
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is professor of Buddhist and Tibetan studies
at the University of Michigan. His most recent books are The Story
of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings and
Prisoners of Shangri-La.
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