Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
$56.00
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2003
Summary
Jizo Bodhisattva is an important saint of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, and is most prominent in Japanese Zen Buddhism. This book helps readers understand how this Buddhist saint of travellers, children and the dead can help people confront suffering. Accompanied with beautiful black and white photographs and illustrations, Bays writes for those who are grieving, those who have lost loved ones, or anyone with an interest in Buddhism or Zen.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590300800 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590300807 |
| Author: | Jan Chozen Bays |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A clear and intelligent portrait of Jizo. This book will appeal to both casual readers and to specialists.”–Publishers Weekly “A wise, compassionate, and fascinating book. Wonderfully written, it is rich with story, a true treasure house.” –Joan Halifax Roshi, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
“Interesting and highly accessible. The blend of dharma talk and historical information is skillfully presented and is a welcome model that others who write about Buddhism should consider.” –Rita M. Gross, author of Buddhism after Patriarchy
About The Author
Jan Chozen Bays
Jan Chozen Bays is a Zen master in the White Plum lineage of the late master Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She serves as a priest and teacher at the Jizo Mountain-Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon, and is also a pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation of children for abuse and neglect.
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