Becoming Kuan Yin : The Evolution of Compassion

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avalokiteâsvara--(Buddhist deity).

Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity).

Avalokiteśvara.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cork : Red Wheel Weiser, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine's first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for her compassion. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but uncaring man. This is the story of how Miao Shan refused to follow the path her father had in mind and, instead, became Kuan

Contents:

Cover; Inside Cover; Praise; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About a Dingbat; Acknowledgments; 1. Kuan Yin and the Beginning of the World; 2. Buddha Comes to China; 3. The Origin of Kuan Yin; 4. Miao Shan at the Gate; 5. Miao Shan Observing; 6. Miao Shan in Hell; 7. Exiled to Paradise; 8. The Origin of Song; 9. Kuan Yin and the Dragons; 10. The Sorrow of the Dragon King; 11. Many Buddhas; 12. Healing in Our Dreams; 13. For Pain's Sake; 14. The Belly of Compassion; 15. Pure Land; 16. The Emissaries of Compassion; 17. Long Nu; 18. Shan Tsai; 19. Reflection on the Mother of Mercy

20. Forgiveness21. The Gradual Maitreya; 22. Devotion to Compassion; 23. Lost and Found; About the Author; Inside Backcover; Backcover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-60925-919-X

OCLC:

882769931