The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846868246 ISBN 13: 9781846868245

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2012

Synopsis

The Buddha taught that life is like a dream, yet real. The ways in which we may fruitfully engage with this mystery are playfully explored in numerous tales from the folk traditions of countries including India, China, Japan and Tibet. This is a collection of enthralling stories which illustrates various important aspects of Buddhist thought.

About this title

About the Author:

Sherab Chödzin has been teaching Buddhism and meditation worldwide since 1973. A close student of Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa, he has edited a number of his teacher's books and is also the author of a biography of the Buddha, The Awakened One. Sherab lives in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Alexandra Kamala Kohn was born in Vienna, Austria in 1978. Her father being a teacher of Buddhism, she began meditating at an early age and grew up in an atmosphere permeated by Buddhist teachings. The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales is her first book.

Marie Cameron is a painter and giftware designer currently living in California. Since graduating in Fine Arts at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, she has made a particular study of Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1846868246
• ISBN 13: 9781846868245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Cameron Marie