Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism (Illustrated)

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In early 1979 the author encountered an unusual spiritual experi- ence which changed his life and put him onto the Buddhist path ...

opular eities of hinese uddhism by uan ing uan in ontemplative rder alaysia ...

v o my father and mother — the kindest persons that  have ever known. ...

v reface is elementary book on Chinese Buddhism and its more popu- larly worshipped Deities, has been written for the benefit ...

vi vii give an explanation on the meanings and differences between the various classes of divine beings that exist in Buddhism. ...

vi vii ontents Preface ........................................................................................................ ...

viii ix C VII Yao Shih Fwo — Bhaisajyaguru Buddha .......................................................... 63 C VI ...

viii ix C XVI Vajrayana — Tibetan Buddhism .............................................................................. ...

x  K L S T llustrations B 18 L T B T B A B K S Y P’ T S ...

x  n ntroduction to uddhism Buddhism is a universal religion, one which has brought peace of mind, happiness and harmony to ...

  old age, diseases and death. In its long history, Buddhism has not shed a single drop of blood in persuading people to wal ...

  B H   D  B e chools of uddhism S B T S T (H) M ...

  e two great traditions share the same basic teachings of the Buddha but their interpretations of the ideals and practices ...

  In Hinayana, the main aim of the strenuous religious disci- plines is to develop oneself into a spiritual being of the hig ...

  What then is a Bodhisattva? B is a Sanskrit term with B meaning Wisdom or Enlightenment, and , which m ...

  traits, so also are there different Bodhisattvas. A transcendent Bodhisattva who enjoys the most devotion and popularity a ...

  Sakyamuni Buddha as the Original Buddha. ere is no supreme deity who created the world and governed it. e Four Noble Tr ...

  What gave the early Buddhists their popularity can be attributed mainly to the doctrines of the common brotherhood of men ...

  As a result of the seeds sown by the Indian missionaries, Buddhism soon flowered into a number of distinctive schools whic ...