Buddhists : understanding Buddhism through the lives of practitioners / edited by Todd Lewis.

Title
  1. Buddhists : understanding Buddhism through the lives of practitioners / edited by Todd Lewis.
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  1. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

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Additional authors
  1. Lewis, Todd, 1952-
Description
  1. xiv, 329 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. "Understanding Buddhism provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Portrays the foundational principles of Buddhist belief through the lives of believers, illustrating how the religion is put into practice in everyday life. Takes as its foundation the inherent diversity within Buddhist society, rather than focusing on the spiritual and philosophical elite within Buddhism. Its compelling biographical genre reveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions, and rewards of living in a Buddhist society. Case studies have been carefully chosen to cover a range of Asian and modern Western Buddhists. The text convey a full sample of possible Buddhist orientations in contemporary and historical contexts"--
  2. "Understanding Buddhism redresses this imbalance by exploring a fascinating series of life histories of individuals whose lives are far more representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition"--
Series statement
  1. Lived religions
Uniform title
  1. Lived religions.
Subject
  1. Buddhists > Biography
  2. Buddhism
  3. RELIGION > Buddhist)
  4. Buddhists
  5. Buddhismus
  6. Buddhist
  7. Religionsausübung
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies
Contents
  1. The female householder Millika / Kristin Scheible -- Bhadda Kundalakesa: the ex-Jain / Alice Collett -- Two noted householders of the Buddha's time: Upasika Vishakha and Upsaka Anathapindika / Todd Lewis -- Nagarjuna: the great philosopher / Joseph Walser -- Who is Uncle Donpa? / David J. Cooper -- Ma-chig Lab-dron: mother of the Tibetan Buddhist Chod / Michelle J. Sorensen -- L.B. Horner and the twentieth-century development of Buddhism in the West / Grace G. Burford -- Takyu: a young Buddhist nun at a Ch'an temple in the English Midlands / George D. Chryssides -- Refuge and reconnection: one Lao woman's story / Stewart Jobrack -- Conversion, devotion, and (trans-)mission: understanding Ole Nydahl / Burkhard Scherer -- Noah Levine: punk rocker and Buddhist meditation teacher / Brooke Schedneck -- Legendary beat poet: Allen Ginsberg / Tony Trigilio -- Dr. Stephen John Fulder: founder of Vipassana in Irael / Joseph Loss -- Amala sensei: Zen priest / Sally McAra --^
  2. Pawinee Bunkhun: the life of a Thai Buddhist Upasika / Rachelle M. Scott -- Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma / Bradley S. Clough -- Corporeal monk: Venerable Sudinna's journey from the Sri Lankan Army to the Buddhist sangha / Daniel W. Kent -- The lure of renunciation and the ways of the world: Maechii Wabi of Thailand / Sid Brown -- Becoming a Theravada Modernist Buddhist in contemporary Nepal / Lauren Leve -- Tenpe Gyaltsen: the fifth Jamyang Zhepa / Paul K. Nietupski -- A female Tibetan Buddhist diviner in Darjeeling / Tanya M. Zivkovic -- Tsultrim Zangmo: a twenty-first-century Tibetan Buddhist woman in South Asia / Tsultrim Zangmo and Michelle J. Sorensen -- Bakula Arhat's journeys to the north: the life and work of the 19th Kushok Bakula in Russia and Mongolia / Vesna A. Wallace -- Hunger, hard work, and uncertainty: Tashi Dondrup reminisces on life and death in a Tibetan village / Geoff Childs --^
  3. Benefiting the doctrine and sentient beings: the life of a Tibetan lineage master and the ethos of altruistic action / Nicholas Sihlé -- Living practical dharma: Chomo Khandru and the Himalayan bon tradition / Sara Shneiderman -- Excavating the stories of border-crossing women masters in modern Buddhism: the oral biography of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and her family / Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa -- The life a contemporary Japanese Buddhist priest: protecting the dharma and ensuring its flow with all of one's strength / Naoyuki Ogi -- Toshihide Numata: igniting the flame of the dharma / Naoyuki Ogi -- Seno'o Giro: the life and thought of a radical Buddhist / James Mark Shields -- Building a culture of social engagement: Nichiren Buddhism and Soka Gakkai Buddhist in Japan / Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen -- Blood and teardrops: the life and travels of Venerable Fazun / Brenton Sullivan --^
  4. A modern Chinese Laywoman: dumplings, dharani, and dedication: honest Auntie Li tries to be a good buddhist / Alison Denton Jones.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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