Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism by Rebecca McClen Novick - ISBN: 9780895949530
Paperback
In Tibetan, the word for Buddhist means "insider" — someone who looks not to the world but to themselves for the source of peace and happiness. The purpose of Buddhism is to relieve suffering; it begins with the premise that all suffering, however real it may seem, is the…

Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism

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  • Paperback

    210 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 1999

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Summary

In Tibetan, the word for Buddhist means “insider”–someone who looks not to the world but to themselves for peace and happiness. The basic premise of Buddhism is that all suffering, however real it may seem, is the product of our own minds.Rebecca Novick’s concise history of Buddhism and her explanations of the Four Noble Truths, Wheel of Life, Karma, the path of the Bodhisattva, and the four schools help us understand Tibetan Buddhism as a religion or philosophy, and more important, as a way …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780895949530
ISBN-10:0895949539
Author:Rebecca McClen Novick
Publisher:Crossing Press
Imprint:Crossing Press,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:210
Release Date:1 March 1999
Weight:290g
Dimensions:14mm x 142mm x 204mm
Series:Crossing Press Pocket Guides
About The Author

Rebecca McClen Novick

Rebecca Novick is a writer who specializes in Tibetan Buddhism, its culture, and the plight of the exiled Tibetans. She has written or edited several books on Buddhism, including Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism and Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment, the latter with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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