The Heritage of the Bhikkhu
The Buddhist Tradition of Service
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, General Eastern Religions
| Author: | Walpola Rahula | ISBN: | 9780802198112 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic | Publication: | August 26, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Walpola Rahula |
| ISBN: | 9780802198112 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Publication: | August 26, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press |
| Language: | English |
A classic guide to the life of service and meditation practiced by Buddhist monks.
Walpola Rahula’s What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist bestseller and has proven to be an indispensable guide to beginning Buddhism. It is renowned for its authoritative, clear, logical, and comprehensive approach. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a vivid account of the Buddhist’s monk’s role as a servant to people’s needs as a follower and teacher of the basic Buddhist principles. In this fascinating and informative volume, the author emphasizes Buddhism as a practical doctrine for daily living and spiritual perfection and not simply a monastic discipline. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a pioneering work that deserves to stand with the author’s earlier masterpiece.
A classic guide to the life of service and meditation practiced by Buddhist monks.
Walpola Rahula’s What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist bestseller and has proven to be an indispensable guide to beginning Buddhism. It is renowned for its authoritative, clear, logical, and comprehensive approach. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a vivid account of the Buddhist’s monk’s role as a servant to people’s needs as a follower and teacher of the basic Buddhist principles. In this fascinating and informative volume, the author emphasizes Buddhism as a practical doctrine for daily living and spiritual perfection and not simply a monastic discipline. The Heritage of the Bhikkhu is a pioneering work that deserves to stand with the author’s earlier masterpiece.
