{"product_id":"essential-buddhism-a-complete-guide-to-beliefs-and-practices-paperback","title":"Essential Buddhism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs and Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour hundred million people call themselves Buddhists today. Yet most Westerners know little about this powerful, Eastern-spawned faith. How did it begin? What do its adherents believe? Why are so many Westerners drawn to it? \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEssential Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e responds to these questions and many more, offering an accessible, global perspective on the religion's past, present, and future. It identifies how the principal concepts and practices originated and evolved through diverse cultural adaptations into three basic formats: \u003cbr\u003e * \u003cb\u003eTheraveda\u003c\/b\u003e (including Vipassana, brought from Vietnam in the 1960s and including such practitioners as Jack Kornfield and Jon Kapat-Zinn) \u003cbr\u003e * \u003cb\u003eMahayana\u003c\/b\u003e (including Zen Buddhism, originally brought to America by Japanese teachers after World War II and popularized by Jack Kerouac and Thomas Merton) \u003cbr\u003e * \u003cb\u003eVajrayana\u003c\/b\u003e (including Tibetan Buddhism, from the teachers who fled the Chinese takeover of Tibet in the 1950s as well as the Dalai Lama, and embraced by Allen Ginsberg, Richard Gere, and countless others) \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEssential Buddhism \u003c\/i\u003eis the single best resource for the novice and the expert alike, exploring the depths of Buddhism's popularity and illuminating its tenets and sensible approach to living. Written in the lucid prose of a longtime professional storyteller, and full of Buddhist tales, scriptural quotes, ancient stories, and contemporary insights, \u003ci\u003eEssential Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete guide to the faith and the phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Hosho Maguire\u003c\/i\u003e took his Buddhist vows in 1996 at the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Mountain Monastery, one of America's leading Buddhist institutions. He has been a professional storyteller, specializing in Buddhist tales, for the past fifteen years. He has written many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Personal Storytelling, \u003c\/i\u003e and he is a frequent contributor to the Buddhist journal \u003ci\u003eMountain Record, \u003c\/i\u003e among other\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.1 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42584994742368,"sku":"9780671041885","price":27.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SjZtSXZJSlpPR1JIUXNkdjU2TVVYdz09.webp?v=1770998117","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/essential-buddhism-a-complete-guide-to-beliefs-and-practices-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}