Appearance and Reality
The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems
$40.00
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2013
Summary
When someone seeks to understand Buddhism, where should that person start? With the meaning of taking refuge in the three jewels? With the four noble truths? The Dalai Lama, when asked this question, suggested that for many in the West today, understanding the two truths—conventional truth and ultimate truth—is the best place to start.
When the Buddha awoke from the dream we still dream, he saw the ultimate reality of things just as they are. There are shifting appearances and convent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559391313 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559391316 |
| Author: | Guy Newland |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 8mm |
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“Professor Newland’s intellectually engaging examination of the four Buddhist tenet systems navigates the maze of complex theories that must be mastered to understand each system’s contribution to the whole.“—John Tigue, PhD, for Explorations
About The Author
Guy Newland
Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University, where he has taught since 1988. He has authored, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism, including the three-volume translation of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
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