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Living skillfully : Buddhist philosophy of life from the Vimalakirti Sutra / Dale S. Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Dale Stuart, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious life--Buddhism.
- Religious life.
- Buddhists--Conduct of life.
- Buddhists.
- Spiritual life--Buddhism.
- Spiritual life.
- Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Vimalakīrtinirdeśa--Commentaries.
- Tripiṭaka.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Based on an innovative understanding of an important Buddhist scripture, this book provides a jargon-free introduction to a Buddhist philosophy of life suited for twenty-first-century global citizens, showing how the practice of insight meditation can deepen our perspective on life.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Living Skillfully
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Path and the Buddha
- 2. The Bodhisattva Ideal
- 3. Self-overcoming
- 4. Practicing Meditation
- 5. Embodied Wisdom
- 6. Skill-in-Means
- 7. The Goddess of Freedom
- 8. The Dharma of Non-duality
- Conclusion
- English Translations of the Vimalakīrti Sūtra.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-758738-0
- 0-19-758737-2
- OCLC:
- 1264751786
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