The Birth of Insight by Erik Braun
Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation.
"The Birth of Insight represents an important addition to current scholarship on modern Burmese Buddhism, which has broader implications for our understanding of contemporary Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia and global Buddhism generallyEngaging and challenging, it restores the study of 'texts' to the repertoire of tools at our disposal for the critical examination of the Burmese tradition." (Patrick Pranke, University of Louisville)"
Erik Braun is assistant professor in the Religious Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma. He lives in Norman, OK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226000800 |
| ISBN 10 | 022600080X |
| Title | The Birth of Insight |
| Author | Erik Braun |
| Series | Buddhism And Modernity |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2013-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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