From The Four Noble Truths To The Four Universal Vows: An Integration Of The Mahayana And The Theravada Schools - Softcover

Yun, Hsing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971561281 ISBN 13: 9780971561281

Publisher: Buddhas Light Pub, 2002

Synopsis

Buddhism began in India before migrating to other parts of Asia. Buddhists in the southern countries, such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar, carry on a practice known as the Theravada. The form of Buddhism that moved north and east, into China, Korea, and Japan, among others, is called the Mahayana. In a breathtaking display, Venerable Master Hsing Yun harmonizes the traditions of these two major branches of Buddhism, demonstrating that seemingly disparate ideals are in fact pointing us toward the same objectives. This book will be appreciated by Buddhists of all traditions, as well as by non-Buddhists, as a masterful synthesis of some of Buddhism's main teachings.

About this title

About the Author:

Venerable Master Hsing Yun is a Chinese Buddhist monk and a leader of the Humanistic Buddhism movement that seeks to integrate Buddhism into people s everyday lives. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, as well as the author of many works such as Chan Hear, Chan Art and Opening the Mind's Eye.

Review:

"This short treatise is a masterful presentation. The grand master displays his deep and wide-ranging scholarship by drawing on..." --Ananda W. P. Guruge Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka To UNESCO. France and USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Buddhas Light Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971561281
• ISBN 13: 9780971561281
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 151