Like A Shadow That Never Departs The Story Of Ananda Buddha S Chief Of Staff
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Like A Shadow That Never Departs
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Author : Randall K. Scott
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2021-12-01
Like A Shadow That Never Departs written by Randall K. Scott and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-01 with Religion categories.
“Like a shadow that does not depart” is the exciting biography of Ananda, Buddha’s attendant during the last 25 years of his life. In an age before writing, Ananda heard and memorized all of Buddha’s estimated 84,000 sermons and 15,000 stanzas without omitting a syllable. He also strongly advocated a Buddhist order of nuns, which Buddha approved. Although Ananda did not become enlightened until Buddha’s parinirvanization, he was de facto Chief-of-Staff for Buddha. Ananda scheduled Buddha’s appointments, so he exerted enormous power over who could see Buddha, even the senior enlightened arhats, who technically out-ranked Ananda. Ananda implemented important organizational changes in the sangha as it grew; thereby giving Buddha a planned, structured system for his travels and sermons. He was Buddha’s constant shadow. He ministered to Buddha’s needs. He set up Buddha’s camp when the sangha was traveling. He guarded Buddha with his ever-present staff. Ananda was one of Buddha’s pivotal disciples. Without his incredible photographic memory and methodical approach, it is questionable whether Buddhism would have grown into a major religion.
Like A Shadow That Never Departs The Story Of Ananda Buddha S Chief Of Staff
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Author : Randall K. Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-12
Like A Shadow That Never Departs The Story Of Ananda Buddha S Chief Of Staff written by Randall K. Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Like a shadow that does not depart" is the exciting biography of Ananda, Buddha's attendant during the last 25 years of his life. In an age before writing, Ananda heard and memorized all of Buddha's estimated 84,000 sermons and 15,000 stanzas without omitting a syllable. He also strongly advocated a Buddhist order of nuns, which Buddha approved. Although Ananda did not become enlightened until Buddha's parinirvanization, he was de facto Chief-of-Staff for Buddha. Ananda scheduled Buddha's appointments, so he exerted enormous power over who could see Buddha, even the senior enlightened arhats, who technically out-ranked Ananda. Ananda implemented important organizational changes in the sangha as it grew; thereby giving Buddha a planned, structured system for his travels and sermons. He was Buddha's constant shadow. He ministered to Buddha's needs. He set up Buddha's camp when the sangha was traveling. He guarded Buddha with his ever-present staff. Ananda was one of Buddha's pivotal disciples. Without his incredible photographic memory and methodical approach, it is questionable whether Buddhism would have grown into a major religion.
A History Of The World S Religions
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Author : David S. Noss
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-09-17
A History Of The World S Religions written by David S. Noss and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-17 with Religion categories.
A History of the World's Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from the original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship, fairness, and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume, treating many subjects largely neglected in other texts.
The Buddha And His Teachings
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Author : Nārada (Maha Thera.)
language : en
Publisher: Vipassana Research Publications
Release Date : 1988
The Buddha And His Teachings written by Nārada (Maha Thera.) and has been published by Vipassana Research Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Buddhism categories.
Treasury Of Truth
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Author : Weragoda Sārada Mahā Thēro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004*
Treasury Of Truth written by Weragoda Sārada Mahā Thēro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004* with Buddhism categories.
Zen Koans
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Author : Gyomay M. Kubose
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Zen Koans written by Gyomay M. Kubose and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Koan categories.
Anil S Ghost
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Author : Michael Ondaatje
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Anil S Ghost written by Michael Ondaatje and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Fiction categories.
A breathtaking novel about love and the horrors of civil war from the bestselling author of The English Patient. 'There is much to astonish, to disturb and to admire in this book... A rare triumph' Guardian Anil's Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of a bloody civil war. Enter Anil Tissera, a young woman and forensic anthropologist born in Sri Lanka but educated in the West, sent by an international human rights group to identify the victims of the murder campaigns sweeping the island. When Anil discovers that the bones found in an ancient burial site are in fact those of a much more recent victim, her search for the terrible truth hidden in her homeland begins. What follows is a story about love, about family, about identity - a story driven by a riveting mystery.
Greater Magadha
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Greater Magadha written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. The book argues for the importance and independence of Greater Magadha as a cultural area until a date close to the beginning of the Common Era. In order to correct the incorrect notions, two types of questions are dealt with: questions pertaining to cultural and religious dependencies, and questions relating to chronology. As a result a modified picture arises that also has a bearing on the further development of Indian culture. The book is arranged in five parts. Part-I describes cultural features of Greater Magadha, under which there are three chapters-The Fundamental Spiritual Ideology, Other Features and Conclusions. Part-II: Brahmanism vis-a-vis Rebirth and Karmic Retribution has three sections- Hesitantly Accepted, Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Ignored or Rejected, and Urban Brahmins. Under section one there are chapters on„ Dharma Sutra, a portion from the Mahabharata and the early Upanisads. Section two features chapters on Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Ignored and Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Rejected. Section three is on urban Brahmins. Part-III dwells on the chronological issues, - linguistic consideration, the Vedic texts known to the early Sanskrit grammarians, to the early Buddhists, some indications in late-Vedic literature, urban versus rural culture, etc. Part-IV is Conclusion, while Part V has useful appendices-The antiquity of the Vedanta philosophy, a Carvaka in the Mahabharata, Vedic texts known to panini, the form of the Rgveda known to Panini, Vedic texts known to Patanjali, Brahmins in the Buddhist canon, Brahmanism in Gandhara and surrounding and Carvakas and the Sabarabhasya
Zen Flesh Zen Bones
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Author : Paul Reps
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1998-09-15
Zen Flesh Zen Bones written by Paul Reps and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09-15 with Religion categories.
"It has stayed with me for the last 30 years, a classic portraying Zen mind to our linear thinking." --Phil Jackson, Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls and author of Sacred Hoops Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that readers can contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Within the pages, readers will find: 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more than five centuries The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. When Zen Flesh, Zen Bones was published in 1957, it became an instant sensation with an entire generation of readers who were just beginning to experiment with Zen. Over the years it has inspired leading American Zen teachers, students, and practitioners. Its popularity is as high today as ever.
Greek Buddha
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Author : Christopher I. Beckwith
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Greek Buddha written by Christopher I. Beckwith and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with History categories.
Presents a history of early Buddhism based solely on dateable artefacts and archaeology rather than received tradition, much of which data is provided by studying Pyrrho's history