The Buddhist Catechism - Softcover

OLCOTT, HENRY

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ISBN 10: 1549826336 ISBN 13: 9781549826337

Publisher: Independently published, 2017

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What is Buddhism? Is it a religion? Is there next life? Is Buddhism philosophical, scientific, or superstitious? Is a Buddha equivalent to a "God" with superpower? Why human suffer? Is there a way out of suffering? ... If you have interest in learning about Buddhism, practicing Buddhism, or simply questioning Buddhism, this is an excellent book to start. With the simple Question & Answer style, The Buddhist Catechism book managed to cover all the perspectives about Buddhism in six parts: "The Life of The Buddha", "The Dharma of Doctrine", "The Sangha", "The Rise and Spread of Buddhism", "Buddhism and Science", and "Appendix - The Fourteen Propositions accepted by the Northern and Southern Buddhists as a Platform of Unity". It was the 42nd edition (1908) of the original book published in 1881 by Henry Olcott. You wouldn't be disappointed reading this book. Imagine 42 editions were published within a couple of decade at the transition period of 19th to 20th century. It is an incredibly informative, enlightening, as well as inspiring read. Using today's popularity level, one certainly can mark it as "best selling book" for that era. There are so many books about Buddhism out there; yet, this will surely be one of the best of all times. Anyone will gain benefit, insight, and knowledge about Buddhism, Meditation, Region, or relation between Religion and Science. Thanks to editor Daisy Spiering's tremendous effort to preserve and recover as much as original layout style, format, and contents. It wasn't easy to convert a perfect-looking document into kindle book. The alignment sometimes appears to be crazy. However, considering it was a book with over 100 years of age, the original book might have lost words and sentences, or even pages, this kindle book should have brought to you satisfactory. Enjoy reading and exploring our life journey!

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