{"product_id":"buddhists-9780470658178","title":"Buddhists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives ofPractitioners\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePortrays the foundational principles of Buddhist belief through the lives of believers, illustrating how the religion is put into practice in everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes as its foundation the inherent diversity within Buddhist society, rather than focusing on the spiritual and philosophical elite within Buddhism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how individuals have negotiated the choices, tensions, and rewards of living in a Buddhist society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures carefully chosen case studies which cover a range of Asian and modern Western Buddhists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a broad range of possible Buddhist orientations in contemporary and historical contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…this volume goes far in filling this lacuna in our teaching resources by presenting a series of biographies of Buddhists that demonstrates the way in which they try and live their lives \u003ci\u003eas\u003c\/i\u003eBuddhists.”  (\u003ci\u003eH-Net.org\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors ix  \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTodd Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Buddhists in the Earliest andMedieval Eras 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Female Householder Mallika 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristin Scheible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Bhadda Kundalakesa:The Ex-Jain 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlice Collett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Two Noted Householders of the Buddha’s Time: Upasika Vishakha and Upasaka Anathapindika 29\u003cbr\u003e Todd Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nagarjuna:TheGreatPhilosopher 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Walser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 WhoIsUncleDonpa? 52\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ma-chig Lab-dron: Mother of Tibetan Buddhist Chod 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichelle J. Sorensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Buddhist Lives in theWest 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 I.B. Horner and the Twentieth-Century Development of Buddhism in theWest 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrace G. Burford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Takyu: A Young Buddhist Nun at a Ch’an Temple in the English Midlands 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Refuge and Reconnection: One LaoWoman’s Story 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStewart Jobrack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conversion, Devotion, and (Trans-)Mission: Understanding Ole Nydahl 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBurkhard Scherer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Noah Levine: Punk Rocker and Buddhist Meditation Teacher 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrooke Schedneck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Legendary Beat Poet: Allen Ginsberg 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTony Trigilio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Dr. Stephen John Fulder: Founder of Vipassana in Israel 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Loss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Amala Sensei: Zen Priest 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally McAra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Buddhist Lives in South and Southeast Asia 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Pawinee Bunkhun:The Life of a Thai Buddhist Upasika 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachelle M. Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBradley S. Clough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Corporal Monk: Venerable Sudinna’s Journey from the Sri Lankan Army to the Buddhist Sangha 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDanielW. Kent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Lure of Renunciation and theWays of theWorld: MaechiiWabi ofThailand 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSid Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Becoming aTheravada Modernist Buddhist in Contemporary Nepal 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLauren Leve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Buddhist Lives in the Himalayan Region 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Tenpe Gyaltsen: The Fifth Jamyang Zhepa 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul K. Nietupski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 A Female Tibetan Buddhist Diviner in Darjeeling 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTanya M. Zivkovic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Tsultrim Zangmo: A Twenty-First-Century Tibetan BuddhistWoman in South Asia 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTsultrimZangmo andMichelle J. Sorensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Bakula Arhat’s Journeys to the North: The Life andWork of the 19th Kushok Bakula in Russia and Mongolia 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVesna A. Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Hunger, HardWork, and Uncertainty: Tashi Dondrup Reminisces on Life and Death in a Tibetan Village 228\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeoff Childs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Benefiting the Doctrine and Sentient Beings: The Life of a Tibetan Lineage Master and the Ethos of Altruistic Action 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolas Sihlé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Living Practical Dharma: Chomo Khandru and the Himalayan Bon Tradition 246\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara Shneiderman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Excavating the Stories of Border-CrossingWomen Masters in Modern Buddhism: The Oral Biography of Pelling AniWangdzin and Her Family 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Buddhist Lives in East Asia 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Life of a Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Priest: Protecting the Dharma and Ensuring Its Flowwith All ofOne’s Strength 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNaoyuki Ogi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Toshihide Numata: Igniting the Flame of the Dharma 274\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNaoyuki Ogi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Seno’o Giro:The Life and Thought of a Radical Buddhist 280\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Mark Shields\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Building a Culture of Social Engagement: Nichiren Buddhism and Soka Gakkai Buddhists in Japan 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Mette Fisker-Nielsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Blood and Teardrops:The Life and Travels of Venerable Fazun 296\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrenton Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 A Modern Chinese Laywoman: Dumplings, Dharani, and Dedication –Honest Auntie Li Tries to Be a Good Buddhist 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Denton Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor an alternative table of contents that, for the purposes of teaching, arranges the biographies into the various schools of Buddhism, please go to www.wiley.com\/go\/lewisbuddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525384741207,"sku":"9780470658178","price":75.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470658178.jpg?v=1731860312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/buddhists-9780470658178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}