You are not here and other works of Buddhist fiction / edited by Keith Kachtick ; foreword by Lama Surya Das.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kachtick, Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist stories, American.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

x, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2006]

Summary:

The Buddhist tradition is rich in stories, especially those that help teach the sutras. "You Are Not Here and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction" takes the sutra tradition into new and unexpected places. Classic Buddhist themes the -- reality and illusion, stillness and being, meditation and action the -- are the inspiration for these stories, but the appeal of these powerful, often quirky and provocative works spreads far beyond just students. Like its predecessor, this collection includes both new voices and established masters such as Pico Iyer, Anne Donovan, Robert Olen Butler, and Mark Salzman.

Contents:

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain / Robert Olen Butler 5

Ringworm / Kate Wheeler 19

Buddha Da / Anne Donovan 47

The Good People of Lake George / Samantha Schoech 61

Circling the Hondo / Mary Yukari Waters 75

You Are Not Here / Andrew Foster Altschul 87

For You / Jess Row 101

Mandala / Anh Chi Pham 125

The Tale of THE / Sean Murphy 137

Abandon / Pico Iyer 143

Humans / Dan Zigmond 153

The Later Years of Her Life / Michele Martin 161

Samsara Suite / Sean Hoade 173

Swallow Koans / Jeff Davis 177

Distant Mountains / Jake Lorfing 189

Meditation / Geshe Michael Roach 191

Dream of a Former Life / Anne Carolyn Klein 209

Nothing / Dean Sluyter 215

The Laughing Sutra / Mark Salzman 217

In Search of the Rainbow Body / Hal Hallstein 237.

ISBN:

0861712919

OCLC:

62858080

Publisher Number:

9780861712915