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Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression -- An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism
Contributor(s): Leighton, Taigen Dan (Author), Halifax, Joan (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1614290148     ISBN-13: 9781614290148
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism - History
- Philosophy | Buddhist
- Art | Asian - General
Dewey: 294.342
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.07" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
 
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Publisher Description:
2013 Nautilus Book Award -- Gold Medal in Religion/Spirituality -- Eastern

Faces of Compassion introduces us to enlightened beings, the bodhisattvas of Buddhist lore. They're not otherworldly gods with superhuman qualities but shining examples of our own highest potential. Archetypes of wisdom and compassion, the bodhisattvas of Buddhism are powerful and compelling images of awakening. Scholar and Zen teacher Taigen Dan Leighton engagingly explores the imagery and lore of the seven most important of these archetypal figures, bringing them alive as psychological and spiritual wellsprings.

Emphasizing the universality of spiritual ideas, Leighton finds aspects of bodhisattvas expressed in a variety of familiar modern personages - from Muhammad Ali to Mahatma Gandhi, from Bob Dylan to Henry Thoreau, and from Gertrude Stein to Mother Teresa. This edition contains a revised and expanded introduction that frames the book as a exciting and broad-scoped view of Mahayana Buddhism. It's updated throughout to make it of more use to scholars and a perfect companion to survey courses of world religions or a 200-level course on Buddhism.

Contributor Bio(s): Halifax, Joan: - Joan Halifax, PhD, is a Buddhist teacher and an anthropologist. Her books include Simplicity in the Complex: A Buddhist Life in America and Being with Dying. She is the founder of the Upaya Institute in Santa Fe NM, where she now practices, teaches, and works. She is a Founding Teacher in the Zen Peacemaker Order of Roshi Bernie Glassman and the late Sensei Jishu Holmes and is a Soto priest and teacher.