A Modern Buddhist Bible Essential Readings from East and West

by Lopez, Donald S.

• ISBN13: 9780807012437
• ISBN10: 0807012432
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-18
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

The first book to bring together the key texts of modern Buddhism In the last hundred years, the world, especially the West, has increasingly embraced the teachings of Buddhism. A Modern Buddhist Bible is the first anthology to bring together the writings from Buddhists, both Eastern and Western, that have redefined Buddhism for our era. Forging a universal doctrine from the divergent traditions of China, Sri Lanka, Japan, Burma, Thailand, and Tibet, the makers of modern Buddhism saw it as a return to the origin, as renowned scholar Donald Lopez shows. ModernBuddhism is for them a homeward journey to the vision of Buddha himself. Putting far more stress on meditation and spirituality than on ritual and relics, it embraces the ordination of women and values of science, social justice, tolerance, and individual freedom. A Modern Buddhist Bible includes writing by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, T"ai Hsu, Cheng Yen, Shaku Soen, D.T. Suzuki,,Alan Watts, Gary Snyder, Shunryu Suzuki, andothers who have played a role in the rich and complex movement that fused Eastern insight with Western consciousness. Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is professor of Buddhist and Tibetan studies at the University of Michigan. His most recent books are The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings and Prisoners of Shangri-La.

Author Biography

Donald S. Lopez, Jr. is professor of Buddhist and Tibetan studies at the University of Michigan. His most recent books are The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings and Prisoners of Shangri-La.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky	1	(5)
Sir Edwin Arnold	6	(9)
Henry Steel Olcott	15	(9)
Paul Carus	24	(11)
Shaku Soen	35	(14)
Dwight Goddard	49	(5)
Anagarika Dharmapala	54	(5)
Alexandra David-Neel	59	(9)
D. T. Suzuki	68	(10)
W. Y. Evans-Wentz	78	(7)
T'ai Hsu	85	(6)
B. R. Ambedkar	91	(7)
Lama Govinda	98	(8)
R. H. Blyth	106	(10)
Mahasi Sayadaw	116	(11)
Shunryu Suzuki	127	(11)
Buddhadasa	138	(8)
Philip Kapleau	146	(8)
William Burroughs	154	(5)
Alan Watts	159	(13)
Jack Kerouac	172	(10)
Ayya Khema	182	(4)
Sangharakshita	186	(8)
Allen Ginsberg	194	(7)
Thich Nhat Hanh	201	(6)
Gary Snyder	207	(4)
Sulak Sivaraksa	211	(6)
The Dalai Lama	217	(10)
Cheng Yen	227	(9)
Fritjof Capra	236	(8)
Chogyam Trungpa	244	(11)
Glossary	255	(10)
Acknowledgments	265