The Buddhist voyage beyond death : living nirvana / by Venerable Dharma Master Hsin Tao ; translated and edited by Chungmin Maria Tu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tao, Xin, author.

Contributor:

Tu, Chungmin Maria, editor, translator.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Dharma (Buddhism).

Death--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Death.

Physical Description:

xliii, 150 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

The Buddhist Voyage beyond Death comprehensively but concisely recapitulates the Three Turnings of the Dharma-Wheel: the central teachings of Buddha, of the Mahayana and of the Vajrayana; with a particular focus on the Mind-only tradition in relation to Buddhist cosmology, karma, and transmigration. With a Foreword by Dr. Robert Magliola, a specialist in comparative religion and author of Derrida on the Mend; On Deconstructing Life-Worlds: Buddhism, Christianity, Culture; and Facing Up to Real Doctrinal Difference, the book incorporates a modern scientific sensibility focusing on memory, time and space, matter and energy-using metaphors drawn from science and technology to illustrate spiritual concepts-and it provides an answer to those grappling with their life difficulties amid negative emotions of fear, anxiety, anger, and insecurity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Deathless Spirituality

Chapter 1 Prelude 2

Chapter 2 What is Life? 7

Chapter 3 Transformation of Life 12

Chapter 4 Mind-Consciousness 18

Chapter 5 Interchange between Matter and Energy 28

Chapter 6 The Enigma of Time and Space 35

Chapter 7 The Deathless Spirituality 40

Part 2 Concern about Death and for the Dying

Chapter 8 Who is it that is Dying? 48

Chapter 9 Karma and Transmigration 56

Chapter 10 The Process of Dying and the Intermediate Stage 64

Chapter 11 Concerns about Death and Concerns for the Dying 75

Part 3 A Creative Now

Chapter 12 Readjusting the Mind Waves: Why Do We Need to Meditate? 86

Chapter 13 Entering the Land of the Dead: The Water-Land Buddhist Service 93

Chapter 14 Embracing All Sentient Beings: The Path to Enlightenment 107.

Notes:

Originally published in Chinese as Observing Samsara as nirvana; original Chinese title unavailable.

Translated from the Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-143) and index.

ISBN:

9781443897976

1443897973

OCLC:

968293255

Publisher Number:

99969920597