Faces of Compassion by Taigen Dan Leighton

Faces of Compassion by Taigen Dan Leighton

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.

In Zen writing, Hongzhi, a twelfth-century Chinese Zen master and a forerunner of the famed philosopher Dogen, is regarded as one of the most artistically graceful stylists. He was the first to articulate quiet illumination, sometimes known as just sitting among Zen students. This book presents Hongzhi's significant teaching as a timeless guide to spiritual awareness. Taigen Daniel Leighton is the author of Bodhisattva Archetypes: Traditional Buddhist Guides to Awakening and Their Contemporary Expression as well as the translator of Dogen's The Wholehearted Path. Among other places, he teaches at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, the San Francisco Zen Center, and the Green Gulch Retreat Center.

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ISBN 13	9781614290148
ISBN 10	1614290148
Title	Faces of Compassion
Author	Taigen Dan Leighton
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Year published	2012-05-01
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Winner of Nautilus Award (Religion/Eastrn Trdition) 2013
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.