Bodhisattva archetypes
Subtitle: classic Buddhist guides to awakening and their modern expression
By: Taigen Daniel Leighton.
Publisher: Penguin Arkana
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Bodhisattvas.; Bodhisattva (The concept)
Description: Explaining the psychology of Bodhisattva practice, imagery, and imagination, Bodhisattva Archetypes identifies a number of archetypal figures - beings dedicated to the universal awakening or enlightenment of everyone.

With entertaining folklore of the Bodhisattva tradition - and numerous depictions of its iconography and sacred sites - Taigen Daniel Leighton introduces readers to recognizable Bodhisattva archetypes like Maitreya the future Buddha or Avalokiteshvara (often depicted as Guanyin, the Chinese "Goddess of Mercy"), as well as contemporary figures who exemplify Bodhisattva ideals, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-352) and index.