Between the lines. Vol 1 : an analytical appreciation of the Buddha's life
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Publisher: Sylvia Bay
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9789810798970
Description: Some 2500 years ago in ancient Northeast India, a young, brilliant and courageous man discovered the sublime answer to how the mind works and how to realise unconditioned happiness and bliss. For the next 45 years, he devoted his life to teaching the doctrine that helped bring unparalleled happiness, peace and relief to numerous people long after his death. In time stories began to emerge proclaiming his greatness and his near-divinity status. Over generations and into distant lands, those stories took on a life of their own. Eventually the real man is buried under a mountain of beautiful fantasies and magical tales. Scholars in Buddhist studies have never lost sight of the historical Buddha. There is a beautiful story to tell about the real man but the materials never quite made it to the mass market because academic books are generally hard to read and appreciate. This book seeks to bring the historical Buddha back into the popular psyche. That story is as intriguing, and is perhaps even more inspiring than the best fantasy story that had ever been woven.
Table of contents: title: Abbreviations for Pali Canon texts * i; title: Map * ii; title: Author’s request * iii; title: Foreword * ix; title: Life as a Layman * 1; title: From Home to Homelessness * 29; title: Enlightenment: Nibbana! Release! * 55; title: Legend of the Seven Weeks * 89; title: Unveiling Dhamma * 119; title: Spreading Dhamma * 135; title: Reaching Out to the Lay Community * 159; title: Buddha's Foremost Lieutenants * 175; title: Return to Kapilavatthu * 193; title: Glossary * 229