Introducing Buddha

A Graphic Guide

Jane Hope, Borin Van Loon (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2008
Icon Books (Verlag)
978-1-84831-011-7 (ISBN)

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Meditation, Karma, Zen, Tantric and Nirvana are some of the many Buddhist ideas Westerners hear of frequently, even if their meaning has been lost in translation. This vast and complex non-theistic religion is woven into the fabric of Asian civilisations. from India to the Himalayan regions, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan and elsewhere. What is Buddhism really all about?

Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually, and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. Superbly illustrated by Borin Van Loon, the book illuminates this process through a rich legacy of stories, explains the practices of meditation, Taoism and Zen, and goes on to describe the role of Buddhism in modern Asia and its growing influence on Western thought.

Borin Van Loon has worked on numerous Introducing titles. He is a freelance illustrator, surrealist painter and collagist who produces the comic strip 'The Severed Head' for The Chap magazine.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.9.2008
Reihe/Serie	Introducing...
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Duxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	118 x 168 mm
Gewicht	163 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	1-84831-011-0 / 1848310110
ISBN-13	978-1-84831-011-7 / 9781848310117
Zustand	Neuware