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Buddhism
A CONCISE INTRODUCTION
rrr
AND
PHILIP NOVAK
HUSTON SMITH
To all followers of the Dharma, and to others who are
interested in exploring its potentials to improve
individual lives and the course of history, the authors
respectfully dedicate this book.
CONTENTS
Foreword
vii
Acknowledgments
xi
PART I: THE WHEEL OF THE DHARMA
1
1.
The Man Who Woke Up
3
2.
The Silent Sage
14
3.
The Rebel Saint
21
4.
The Four Noble Truths
31
5.
The Eightfold Path
38
6.
Other Core Buddhist Concepts:
Nirvana, Anatta, the Three Marks of
Existence, Dependent Arising, and Emptiness
50
7.
Theravada and Mahayana:
The Great Divide
63
8.
Vipassana:
The Theravadin Way of Insight
74
iv
Contents
9.
Zen Buddhism:
The Secret of the Flower
88
10.
Tibetan Buddhism:
The Diamond Thunderbolt
105
11.
The Image of the Crossing
112
12.
The Confluence of Buddhism and
Hinduism in India
117
PART II: THE WHEEL ROLLS WEST
121
13.
The New Migration
123
14.
America the Buddha Full
136
15.
Adaptations:
The New Buddhism
143
16.
America Starts Meditating I:
The Ways of Zen
150
17.
America Starts Meditating II:
Tibetan Buddhism in Exile
161
18.
America Starts Meditating III:
The Vipassana Movement
172
Afterword
: The Flowering of Faith:
Buddhism’s Pure Land Tradition
185
Notes
199
Suggestions for Further Reading
:
An Annotated Guide
220
Index
231
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Buddhism
A CONCISE INTRODUCTION
rrr
AND
PHILIP NOVAK
HUSTON SMITH
To all followers of the Dharma, and to others who are
interested in exploring its potentials to improve
individual lives and the course of history, the authors
respectfully dedicate this book.
CONTENTS
Foreword
vii
Acknowledgments
xi
PART I: THE WHEEL OF THE DHARMA
1
1.
The Man Who Woke Up
3
2.
The Silent Sage
14
3.
The Rebel Saint
21
4.
The Four Noble Truths
31
5.
The Eightfold Path
38
6.
Other Core Buddhist Concepts:
Nirvana, Anatta, the Three Marks of
Existence, Dependent Arising, and Emptiness
50
7.
Theravada and Mahayana:
The Great Divide
63
8.
Vipassana:
The Theravadin Way of Insight
74
iv
Contents
9.
Zen Buddhism:
The Secret of the Flower
88
10.
Tibetan Buddhism:
The Diamond Thunderbolt
105
11.
The Image of the Crossing
112
12.
The Confluence of Buddhism and
Hinduism in India
117
PART II: THE WHEEL ROLLS WEST
121
13.
The New Migration
123
14.
America the Buddha Full
136
15.
Adaptations:
The New Buddhism
143
16.
America Starts Meditating I:
The Ways of Zen
150
17.
America Starts Meditating II:
Tibetan Buddhism in Exile
161
18.
America Starts Meditating III:
The Vipassana Movement
172
Afterword
: The Flowering of Faith:
Buddhism’s Pure Land Tradition
185
Notes
199
Suggestions for Further Reading
:
An Annotated Guide
220
Index
231
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