{"product_id":"rediscovering-the-buddha-9780195385823","title":"Rediscovering the Buddha","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans Penner takes a new look at the classic stories of the life of the Buddha. In the first part of the book, he presents a full account of these stories, drawn from various texts of Theravada Buddhism, the Buddhism of South and Southeast Asia. Penner allots one chapter to each of the major milestones in Buddha''s life, with titles such as: Birth and Early Life, Flight from the Palace, Enlightenment and Liberation, Last Watch and Funeral. In the process, he brings to the fore dimensions of the myth that have been largely ignored by western scholarship. In Part II, Penner offers his own original interpretations of the legends. He takes issue with Max Weber''s assertion that Buddhism is an other-worldly ascetic religion, a point of view that remains dominant in the received tradition and in most contemporary studies of Buddhism. His central thesis is that the householder is a necessary element in Buddhism and that the giving of gifts, which creates merit and presupposes the doctrine of k\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenner succeeds in presenting the Buddha's story in a way that involves the reader viscerally. * Buddhadharma *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I; INTRODUCTION TO PART I; PART II; INTRODUCTION TO PART II; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766921953623,"sku":"9780195385823","price":37.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780195385823.jpg?v=1758711676","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rediscovering-the-buddha-9780195385823","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}